Residents of the Coptic neighborhood in central Yaffo continue their protest on Sunday against the construction of a religious Jewish school in Yaffo saying that they object to “The settlers' conquest,” according to the Arabic newspaper, Falastin.
A member of neighborhood council, Yosef Asfur, told the newspaper that the residents of the neighborhood are protesting against the settlers who came to the neighborhood with the support of the government.
According to Asfur, if the municipality won’t listen to the loud call against the “settlers,” they will succeed in in fulfilling their goal of creating a Jewish religious school in Yaffo, the same way they established the neighborhood of Al Jabliya in Yaffo.
Asfur noted that, the goal of this protest is to end the construction on this building and restore the building's original use as a an apartment complex.Additionally, protesters aim to prevent ‘extremists’ from living in an Arab neighborhood.
Director of the Muslim Council, Attorney Muhammad Daryi, cautioned those involved against inciting violence and said that the settlers carry guns in the neighborhood, claiming it is for self-defense.