Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat announced on Sunday the translation of all official municipal forms into Arabic. In a statement, the municipality announced, “Mayor Barkat continues to act on his commitment to improve the quality of life and municipal services to all residents of Jerusalem.”
A private firm has been hired by the municipality to translate every form, a process that is expected to be complete this summer. Sunday’s announcement dramatically changes the situation under previous municipal administrations where only 13 official municipal forms were available in Arabic, nine of which were related to the payment of property taxes.