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Thursday, July 2, 2020
Minister: I voted for restrictions because I was afraid to speak — report
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAn unnamed minister says they voted in favor of new virus restrictions out of exhaustion and fear of speaking up, Kan reporter Michael Shemesh reports.
According to Shemesh, PM Netanyahu was annoyed during a meeting today. and wanted ministers to vote on all new restrictions in one go; but at the last minute, Finance Minister Israel Katz objected to restaurants being included, and managed to have them removed from the new rules.
Channel 12 news reports that during the meeting Interior Minister Aryeh Deri said that if wedding halls will be restricted to 50 people each, then all beaches in the country must be shut down. “How can you explain to people that you can’t get married, but other people can go to the beach?” he asked, according to the report.
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