Jewish Taxi drivers to resign after learning their new boss is an Arab from East Jerusalem

The station employs twenty-three drivers and only five of them will remain after the rest decided to leave after learning that the station will be sold to “an Arab”.

 The station, called Gilo Taxis, is considered one of the oldest taxi stations in the Jerusalem area as it was established nearly 25 years ago. Its owner, Avi Gabay, had to sell the station due to financial issues. The new owner is from Jabal Al-Mokabber Palestinian neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem.

 The Ynet News reported that most of the drivers as supporters of far right parties in Israel and “found it difficult to accept the Arab man as their new boss”.

 The eighteen drivers who decided to resign said that they will establish their own station.

 One of the drivers said that “it is unbelievable that the owner sold the cab station to an Arab”, and added that “the surprising issue is that the owner would not even accept a receipt from an Arab passenger and rarely agreed to drive Arab passengers”, Ynet News quoted the driver saying.

Another driver , who worked for the station for 10 years, described the new situation as “impossible”.

 The owner of the station, Gabay, said that he experienced financial difficulties last year and that those drivers who are angry at him never offered to help.

 He also said that the deal is not finalized yet, but added that he does not care that the new buyer is an Arab as he is an Israeli citizen.

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