The Lavi civil rights organization penned a strong letter to Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat Wednesday, demanding that he find and prosecute Arab workers who refused to help elderly terror victims who lay bleeding in the street in the capital on Tuesday. 

“Today, a number of elderly women from a nursing home strolled along the Armon Hanetziv Promenade,” the letter began. “During the walk, two women were attacked by terrorists who stabbed them in different parts of their bodies.” 

“These women were seriously injured, and fell in the street bleeding and crying out for help, while they and their friends asked bystanders to call an ambulance,” it continued. “Unfortunately, the housekeeping staff who were present ignored the injured elderly and their friends.” 

“It stands to reason that these are workers employed by the Jerusalem Municipality, ergo we turn to you, Mayor, for help.” 

The letter argues that the workers violated the Good Samaritan Law of 1998 demanding that bystanders approached for help, do so – and also noted the moral issues with overlooking the incident. 

“We ask you, therefore, to order the investigation and prosecution of laborers who refused to help old women who were attacked, and take every measure to express in public disgust at seeing this behavior in Jerusalem.”