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Pisgat Ze'ev Residents Vandalize School to Prevent Religious Children from Sharing Building
By Betzalel Kahn

A group of residents from Jerusalem's Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood committed acts of vandalism and destruction at the Ish Shalom government school after the municipality decided to transfer part of the building to a Torah-based school attended by 382 children from the neighborhood. The City of Jerusalem is considering whether to file criminal charges against those responsible for the incident.

When the municipality decided to put a portion of the facilities at the disposal of a local Torah-based school after it was discovered several classrooms remained unused, the Pisgat Ze'ev Community Administration decided to hold a demonstration with dozens of secular parents from the neighborhood.

According to ranking city officials the protesters, with Community Administration endorsement, wreaked destruction in the classrooms designated for use by the Torah-based school in order to prevent the religious students from studying at the site.

Municipal officials expressed surprise over the residents' conduct and laid the blame on the Community Administration, which organized the large demonstration and endorsed the acts of vandalism inside the school building.

According to City Spokesman Gidi Shmerling the City of Jerusalem will take legal steps in the matter. "In any case Mayor Rabbi Uri Lupoliansky will continue his efforts to find shelter under suitable conditions for all students in Jerusalem schools, and will not be deterred because of acts of vandalism or violence."

Community Administration Director Chaggai Attiya was unavailable for comment.

 

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