Rights group: Firing Arab workers over their solidarity with Gaza ‘illegal’

Adalah – The Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel said on Tuesday that firing Palestinian citizens of Israel from their jobs over their participation in the Dignity Strike organised in solidarity with Gaza, Sheikh Jarrah and Al-Aqsa Mosque is illegal.

Several Arab workers reported being fired from their jobs after they took part in the civic action which was announced by the Follow up Committee for the Arab Citizens in Israel.

Adalah sent letters to the Attorney General and the Institution for Work Equality Affairs, highlighting that sacking Arab workers under these circumstances “is illegal”.

Lawyer Sawsan Zahr said employers cannot punish their employees over their ideological differences and political affiliations. She called for taking action against violators.

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