Racist far-right Israeli lawmaker’s visit sparks school strike in Palestinian city

Racist far-right Israeli lawmaker’s visit sparks school strike in Palestinian city Parents and community leaders in Umm al-Fahm, a major Palestinian city inside Israel, have announced a general strike across all schools over a planned visit by far-right Israeli lawmaker Zvi Succot. Succot, a Religious Zionism party lawmaker who chairs the Knesset Education Committee, said he would visit the city on Sunday to ensure "a single shekel of state funding" does not go to schools he accused of inviting terrorist organisati

Localisation: Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East
Source: Middle East Eye
Categorie: security
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2026 21:14:27 +0100