Arabs working on a Knesset annex were marked as a security risk, drawing outrage. Media reports on Tuesday that 25 Arab construction workers at the Knesset had red paint daubed on their hard hats — so guards would know they had not yet received clearance from the Shin Bet security service — prompted Knesset speaker Reuven Rivlin to order the practice stopped.
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