Ronen Pellut, Mayor of Natzrat Illit, said at a closing election ceremony, that it is time for the city to gain its own identity and stop to confusion between Nazareth Illit and Nazareth. Pellut ran uncontested fro Mayor.

Pellut said that he would like to change the name of the city that resides right near Nazareth proper, something which causes no end of situations in which the two cities, (One which has a Jewish population, the other has a predominantly Christian and Christian Arab population) are confused for one another.

This coming X-mas, it will e the last time that unsuspecting travelers will mix up the two cities.

“Sadly for the past 62 years, people have been mixing us up. The confusion is unavoidable,” Pellut added.

Pellut has gone on record to say that he will introduce the request to change the name of the city into the first council meeting.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)