Mrarch 10, 2004 BBC: Israeli security officials have been told to stop making Arab construction workers at the Knesset wear distinctive identifying marks on their hard hats.
Israeli parliamentary speaker Reuven Rivlin, ordered an end to the controversial policy.
The Arab builders had been made to wear helmets with red crosses on top so they were identifiable to marksmen guarding parliament, reported the Maariv Daily.
The practice outraged local politicians and human rights groups. “Even though Israel is dealing with various security issues.
Of the 200 or so labourers employed to build a new wing at the Israeli parliament building, 25 are Israeli Arabs.
Knesset spokesman Giora Pordes said only Arab workers who had not yet completed the lengthy security checks wore marked helmets. Arabs who had been cleared wore plain helmets, he said.