Movement for Quality Government petitions against exemptions committee on returning Israelis

2 March 2021, 2:12 pm

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The Movement for Quality Government in Israel has petitioned the High Court of Justice, demanding that it compel the government’s Exceptions Committee to publicize its decision-making process for how it’s been deciding which Israelis to allow into the country as Ben Gurion Airport remains virtually shut.

The move comes days after a Channel 12 report claiming that the vast majority of those entering the country have been ultra-Orthodox, thanks to lobbying from Haredi lawmakers.

“We fear that decisions were made while giving preference to those linked to the corridors of power,” the group writes in its petition.