Jerusalem mayor cuts health funds for Arab children

Israel's responsibilites are Her people, Arabs, stop throwing tantrums, cry to your leaders. All this time arabs have been complaining about the Jewish people while taking advantage of such giving country.

Its a great idea, first you take care of your people let their arab leaders take care of theirs. Who in the world said that the Jewish community is supposed to take care of the arabs? Thank you Israel again for standing for your people.

Yes David, Jews do live in Silwan. All living on Palestinian land expropriated when Netanyahu was in his first term as PM. Now of course it continues with Palestinians being warned to leave because their homes are to be demolished but instead some American/Western Jewish settler family moves in. Silwan had always been an Arab Town.

which they attribute to "anti-semitism". is that amazing or what?

"Lets see, how can the right wingers spin this?" - had enough This is a good solution to the Demographic Threat. By ensuring that a higher child mortality rate offsets the higher Arab birth rate, Israel can secure it's future as a Jewish State. How's that? Sounds a lot better than 'the little bastards don't deserve health care" doesn't it? "Euphemism, give me euphemism, Euphemism hides the awful truth." - from the Euphemism Song, copyright J. Goebbles and children, 1933

I visted Silwan a year and a hlaf ago when invited to a brit milah (circumsicion). There are Jews there especailly in the area also known as Ir David 'city of david'. i suppose if more Jews move in then the arabs will get their tipat chalav

I am amazed why are many here are chocked to this situation, Are they not chocked about Israel stealing the Palestinian identity and property all around the occupied territories in general and Jerusalem in particular? crying for milk rations is too little!

You are

"IT shouldnt matter if they are Arab or Jewish; however, if they are blue card holders and not citizens, then they shouldnt get free healthcare." So basically they're subject to Israeli laws and whims, but unable to claim the benefits of living under Israeli rule. Hypocrisy much?

It is easy to complain when you have no idea about the reality of the situation. I take my son to a "Drop of Milk" (tipat Halav) every few months. It isn't easy for me to get to one either. We have to walk about 20 minutes to get to one. We have some friends who take a bus just to get to one. It is doubtful that these children are not being treated, it is an issue of convenience. I would hardly say this is cause for discrimination. It probably has more to do with staffing and population. Though it is a neighborhood of 100,000 people, how many will pay the $125 dollars to receive the service, how many of children need the service and how many qualified nurses are interested in working in the area. Please stop the racist hate machine, this is simply about what is most practical. These are only two of many possible issues. Other issues might be the facility and how much it will cost to renovate it so that it is suitable. It may be the center in the Jewish neighborhood is ready.

Racism in Israel is not subtle. The reason for this is that racism is practised by the government. It is part of Israels infrastructure. The people take their cue from their leaders. This is why racism is practised openly in Israel. It's funny, although Israel claims to be a western style democracy, they justify their taste for racism to racism practised in non-democratic nation, as if this makes it right.

Once again the state exhibits the most revolting, insensitive racism. This Jew is disgusted. How does one continue to support a state that treats it's citizens so disparately.

Arab Children does not live on PROMISES only, or that Beautiful PIE in the sky. I suppose U can Mariam,

Everyday there is a new law stopping arabs being treated as an equal in democratic Israel.

you make me feel ashamed at being a jew

Will you all please cool your hate and read the last paragraph!!!

The heading is missleading. The mayor allocated funds to the Jewish area serving 7,000 residents instead of the Arab area serving 100,000 residents. Obviously the amount of funding to the Jewish area must be at least 10 times less than the amount necessary to serve 100,000 residens. It is more of a budget problem than a racist decision.

"at least 50% of the patients being treated are Israeli arabs." That's not 100% true, but we're talking about Palestinians in Jerusalem who are obligated to pay the city taxes, like everyone else, but don't receive the same services that everyone else receives! Have YOU been to East Jerusalem? Please visit and let us know how you feel afterwards!

Then likewize condemn the rockets first or do not condemn the Mayor for his questionable decision

The deeds of Jews are bad and those of Gentiles are good?? I suppose you are one of the few who believe that Adolf Hitler was a Jew? Actually, individuals are judged by their deeds, and among the worst criminals there are some Jews and some non-Jews, just as there are among the saintly characters. The question is not Jew or non-Jew, it is about moral and immoral actions, much more complicated in some ways and simpler in others. Those who say that Jews can do no wrong are as misguided as those who say that Jews can do no right. People's behavior is individual.

before you feed them you steal most of their land, occupy what is left, humiliate them, try to steal their idendity and then wonder why they don't like you. Surely it's not so difficult to understand?

information about the alternative archaeological tours in Silwan and the role of archaeology in the conflict at: www.alt-arch.org

Most of us who criticise Israel most certainly don't hate Jews.

in the first place by outsiders

It seems every day we have another story which shows how dedicated some Israelis are to proving the nation's enemies right. Israel evermore reminds me of the segregated right.

IT shouldnt matter if they are Arab or Jewish; however, if they are blue card holders and not citizens, then they shouldnt get free healthcare.

Is in their deeds. That's why jews are hated all over the world.

What a brave man you are ! God Bless !!! Ignore all the crazy liberals! They hate us whatever we do.

cause first you feed them, then they want to cut your head off

at least 50% of the patients being treated are Israeli arabs.

An apartheid capital for an apartheid state!...

This is exactly why so many people worldwide love Israelis. Try to imagine that a European municipality denies such service to a Jewish community.

Israel likes to argue that the world is so much harder on it than other countries. But can you imagine if a minority in the US received the disparate treatment Arabs receive in Israel? Its health care, housing, education--but the results are obvious--Israel has one friend--the US because it has a strong lobby there. Otherwise the world get closer to sanctions every day.

The Jewish part getting all the services it needs, and the other Arab part, in East-Jerusalem, which is systematically denied the same services. Visit West-Jerusalem one day and East-Jerusalem the next day and you know what I mean. Barkat hardly bothers to cover up the raw discrimination, the open and brazen efforts at ethnic cleansing. The irony is that these policies do more than anything - in spite of the ritual invocation by Zionists of Jerusalem as the "eternal unified capital" of Israel - to show that there are two Jerusalems, one Jewish, and the other one East-Jerusalem, occupied Palestinian land. With every year that passes Israel's apartheid policies vs. the Palestinians (see the bill that MK Rotem is trying to push through the Knesset) distance it further away from the cilized liberal democracy, the "light unto the nations" it once aspired to be.

The World is watching u!

Only 4 health centers for 250000 arabs in Jerusalem /Silwan area against 25 centers in other jewish areas and you call that equal treatment.Ballony.Some honest jewish people like Wharton reject Jerusalem mayor decision. With this ugly double standards how do you expect the two peoples can ever co-exist. Humanity should be the benchmark rather than race or religion.Hatred and superiority feeling means perpetual conflicts.Is that what the israelis want for the long run?

"Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat on Thursday rejected municipal recommendations and cut funding for a toddler health-care center in East Jerusalem, while approving aid to a similar center in a Jewish neighborhood". Another sub-human bigot this mayor is.... Why is this idiot a mayor? This attitude is bred from within... Your culture and environment is the sole recipe for your bacwardness...

This is sad. i think there should be no discrimination with regard to childcare and healthcare aids for whatever race. If you want to be a good and fair mayor, you have to give good reason for such a decision. Otherwise, this is racism and injustice.

This kind of discrimination is systematic. And not just in Jerusalem. How we can continue to pretend that we are a modern democracy is beyond me.

The Jerusalem city website is at: http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/jer_main/defaultnew.asp?lng=2 Let Barkat know how you feel about his blatantly discriminatory policy!

Apartheid all but in name. Keep it up ... at last the world is waking up to the nightmare that Israel.

apart from the usual hate filled racisim that its 'our' land!

If Palestinian childern, living in poor neighborhoods and receiving poor nutrition, get sick and their sickness is not dealt with properly, then their diseases might spread to other areas! Diseases can't distinguish between Arab and Jew, and Mayor Nir Barkat will be very sorry one day when one of his relative kids falls victim to a disease that originated in poor neighborhoods. If the mayor of such holy city is capable of such nasty policies, how can anyone blame what was done to Jewish kids in a not-far-away European country?