Right-wing Netanyahu rivals slam proposed weekend lockdowns

An internal Likud party rival of Prime Minister Netanyahu pans a series of new virus-related restrictions expected to be approved by this government this evening, among them the imposition of lockdowns on weekends.

“It’s hard for me to find a logical organizing idea in the decisions that will be brought to the government this evening. They’ll definitely lead to an exacerbation of the harm to the economy but it’s doubtful if they’ll achieve they’re intended result,” MK Gideon Sa’ar tweets.

“Better: Perform organized staff work and don’t rush,” he adds.

Yamina MK Naftali Bennett, who served as defense minister until May and has been a sharp critic of the government’s handling of the pandemic, also rips the proposed weekend lockdowns, calling it “out of touch, illogical and destructive.”

“The government is in panic, firing in all directions, without any logic,” he writes on Twitter.