[lg policy] Israel's Transportation Ministry to 'Hebraize' road signs

[Francis Hult]

Ma'an News Agency

 

Israel's Transportation Ministry to 'Hebraize' road signs

 

Israel's transportation minister announced a plan on Monday to change English and Arabic street signs to reflect just their Hebrew names. 

"This government, and certainly this minister, will not allow anyone to turn Jewish Jerusalem to Palestinian Al-Quds," said Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported.

 

Full story:

http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&Do=&ID=39205

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