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MK Michael Malkieli noted that “it is impossible to fine a person who has opened a shoemaker like IKEA.” In terms of Zohar, “Once you have violated the guidelines, you will be fined. Anyone who violates the instructions will pay a fine at the discretion of the police officer. Business too, everyone is equal. “
Blue’s MKs protested the compromise proposal, according to which only a senior police officer could give a report worth more than NIS 5,000. According to MK Eitan Ginzburg, “The policeman is coming, sees a violation – and now he has to call a superintendent to give a fine? There is no advantage to an officer who is elsewhere telling the policeman ‘give him 10,000’ “
MK Osama Saadi: “This is not a problem that will solve the corona plague. A fine of NIS 5,000 for this business is also a considerable sum. The police are strong in “reports and weak in eradicating crime in Arab society. Where are the Israeli police? We are divided three times over by all sectors. How do you want the fine to be raised?”
MK Saadi argued with MK Osnat Mark, after referring to the fact that “the prime minister asked the rabbi for approval whether to open or not.” “So what if a prime minister turns to a rabbi, who will turn to a rabbi if he is not? What’s the problem?” Mark answered him.
MK Yaakov Asher, chairman of the committee: “I, too, am against this law, they did it for purely political reasons and not for anything else. Everyone here forgot about the falafel ). There are a million business owners here that you beat for populism. “He told my blue and white friends:” If I bring you Bibi’s approval for the rotation, you come and go. Painted”.
Following the explosion last night in contacts between the ultra-Orthodox parties and Blue and White on the wording of the law, the representatives of the ultra-Orthodox parties, headed by the chairman of the Constitution Committee, MK Yaakov Asher of Torah Judaism, decided to send a sharp message against violators. This is done by giving the green light on his part to increase the fines and also the closure orders, subject to the slight balances introduced in the law in the legal advice recommendations.
Ganz also threatened that if the Fines Law does not pass the plenum today as it demands, Blue and White will not support the Corona closure and restrictions. It is not yet clear whether blue and white intend to carry out the threat or that it is just an experimental balloon for a pressure lever, since the dismantling of the closure means that there will be no restrictions in the economy.
Ganz, Tuesday: “If there is no equal enforcement, there will be no closure”
White Brush said: “Either everyone will listen to the closure or there will be no closure. Let it be clear to the Likud thugs: Blue and White will not give up that all educational institutions across the country will be closed. Unlike Netanyahu, we have a responsibility. We will not allow promiscuous policies for political reasons. The law of Bnei Brak is the same as the law of Herzliya. “
“Blue and white oppose any compromise proposed regarding the Fines Law, they are willing to endanger the health of all Israeli citizens for their election campaign,” Zohar said. “The Likud insists on a clear law, which will include heavy fines to be imposed by a police officer on educational institutions that are opened in violation of the guidelines, and even administrative closure orders if necessary after the fine is issued.”
Participated in the preparation of the article: Daniel Roth-Avnery