We’ve described in the blog some of the major efforts we’re helping with in regard to the COVID-19 crisis.
Photo Credit: Israeli Ministry of Health site
Some of those efforts have also been described here, in this Ha’aretz article, which appeared a few days ago.
Screen shot of Ha’aretz article, published on April 2, 2020
The article quotes Atta’a Director, Daud Alian:
“Activists also say that while the NII and the employment service are trying to help Arabic-speaking applicants, the language barrier is a serious obstacle for those seeking to collect unemployment benefits.
“We’ve prepared a video that shows how to fill out the NII form, but it’s hard,” says Daud Alian, director of Atta’a, the assistance center for the advancement of workers’ rights in East Jerusalem. East Jerusalem residents are facing similar problems when they try to apply their discount on real estate taxes (arnona) on the municipal website.”
It also speaks about the emergency council, which East Jerusalem Desk Director Ezadeen Alsaad is a member and helps to organize
“Dozens of organizations and hundreds of activists have set up an emergency council, which two weeks ago began to assist the local hospitals, disseminate information, help needy families and even find a hotel that will open for people who must be in quarantine but cannot be properly isolate in the tight quarters in the Arab neighborhoods.”
And here’s the article from Ha’aretz.com’s Facebook page:
Many thanks to the Jerusalem Foundation for its support of our activities in East Jerusalem.
