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Monday, November 9, 2020
Health minister withdraws bill turning Eilat, Dead Sea into ‘tourist islands’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHealth Minister Yuli Edelstein withdraws a bill that would have turned the Red Sea resort of Eilat and the Dead Sea hotels into “tourist islands,” exempt from some coronavirus restrictions, as voting on the proposal was underway.
Edelstein pulls the bill after his proposal to prevent other localities from being defined as “tourist islands” is rejected.
As a result of the move, hotels in Eilat and the Dead Sea will be barred from reopening, despite government promises.
Both coalition and opposition lawmakers criticize Edelstein over the move.
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