Prohibited rent apartments to Arabs. This is the initiative launched by Rabbi Shmuel Elyahu of the city of Safad in northern Israel, and has already received acclaim in the Jewish religious circles. According to reports from the Palestinian news site 'Sama News', a group of supporters of the rabbi is trying to collect signatures in favor in defense of the proposal and the same cleric who is likely to be prosecuted for incitement to racism. According to the group, in fact, to Elyahu is "essentially a religious position," and therefore "can not use the tools of judicial or criminal proceedings against this or that rabbi." The fact is that after launching the campaign, which appeals to Jewish residents of Safad, a town known for its university, not to rent accommodation to Arab students, there have been several racist attacks and threats to burn down the homes of those that ignores the initiative. In early November, had been circulating a leaflet addressed to Safad racist epithets to the Arabs, and especially students, and ordered anyone to rent them a house or to provide them a job in town.
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