Israeli authorities decided to summon an elementary school principal in the city of Umm al-Fahm in 1948 Occupied Palestine after the school began the current academic year with songs praising the State of Palestine. The lyrics included the phrase: “We are Palestinians and the capital of Palestine is Jerusalem.”
Local sources in Umm al-Fahm reported that the Israeli extremist Im Tirtzu Movement sent a video tape to the Education Ministry and to Education Minister Naftali Bennett. It was decided to summon the principal for a hearing and then to decide whether to take any disciplinary steps against her.
Senior Education Ministry officials spoke with the principal over the phone. The principal stated that she had been unaware of the plans to play the song. Nevertheless the Education Ministry decided to summon her to a hearing in the coming days.
Political activists opined that summoning the school principal goes in line with Israeli political prosecution and incitement against the Palestinian community in Umm al-Fahm and other cities in 1948 Palestine.
