Following a severe budget crisis, the Druze and Circassian councils announced a general downturn, including in the education system, alongside protest demonstrations • MK Kamal-Marih: "We were left with no choice"
Druze and Circassians open in protest // Photo Archive: Gideon Markowitz
The Druze and Circassian Councils' Forum announced the Druze Fury Day tomorrow (Tuesday). The argument: Economic distress from which local councils suffer due to lack of current budgets. As part of the Day of Fury, all local authorities will be seated, the education system will be resettled, protests will be held at major intersections, and movement will be implemented.
"We are embarking on a general and immediate struggle," explains MK Gadir Kamal-Marih. And so we embark on an extensive public battle. "
MK Kamal-Marih says that the struggle will begin today and will begin tomorrow with "a general strike of the councils, demonstrations with the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Finance and closure of major deputies. The government left us no choice. The Druze and Circassian communities face existential hardship that includes the dismissal of hundreds of workers and the collapse of the councils. We agreed to postpone the demonstrations until after a meeting with the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Finance, but the meetings did not produce results. And we say - enough. '
