The Corona Cabinet has confirmed that the Exceptions Committee will be abolished, which means: tens of thousands of Israelis will be able to return to Israel. The decision came after disagreements in the Corona Cabinet: While Transport Minister Miri Regev wants to open the skies ahead of the election, the head of public health services at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sharon Elrai-Price, warned that without police enforcement on returnees from abroad “there will be a catastrophe.” In light of the Ministry of Health’s position, it was decided to allocate an additional 660 civil servants to the Israel Police in coordination with the Ministry of Homeland Security, who will enforce the isolation zone for returnees from abroad. In addition, additional airports have been trained to streamline the process.
Reporter: Shimon Yaish // Photo: Moshe Ben Simhon
Israelis who want to return to Israel will be able to do so without restriction and without an exceptions committee. Vaccinated and recovering people will have to undergo two corona tests, one 72 hours before the flight to Israel and another after landing in Israel. The vaccinated and recovering are exempt from isolation.
Those who are not vaccinated or recovered, will have to perform corona tests and enter isolation for 10 days, subject to two tests or 14 days without tests, in parallel with the approval of the Exceptions Committee. Alongside the handcuffs, the isolation will be enforced through the “summons,” a certificate that could allow police to locate the isolators using their cell phones.
Dr. Elrai-Price: “We see many mutations out there, not just from New York. There is also a mutation that came in from the Netherlands that we are testing. We must make sure that the people who enter the country are not just under police enforcement, that we do not find ourselves in a month of catastrophe and are asked how we brought people here with mutations. In such a situation, the vaccines may go to waste. “
Minister Miri Regev specifically stated that the sky should be opened before the election: “Those who return to Israel should be informed that they should present negative tests from before takeoff and also after landing, so that we can waive the exceptions committee,” said Regev.
Interior Minister Aryeh Deri said: “It is impossible to hermetically close the sky to non-Israelis. There are very problematic cases that need to be answered. The Exceptions Committee last year also approved the entry of diplomats into the country. It needs to be examined.”
Following the decision, it appears that Ben Gurion Airport will return to almost full operation as early as next week. Flights will be allowed to land and take off from Israel and Israel with almost no restrictions, but there may be some restriction on the number of landers each day, in any case the number will be high and will allow many Israelis to return to Israel.
The goal of the expected opening of the skies at the beginning of next week is to allow Israelis to return to Israel to vote. Currently, there are tens of thousands of Israelis stuck around the world trying to return to Israel. Many of them apply for approval from the Exceptions Committee and are denied.
From March 7, 3,000 will be allowed to enter Israel per day, and from March 14, he is expected to allow the vaccinated and recovering to fly freely without limiting the number of entrants.
Currently, there are rescue flights from only two destinations – New York and Frankfurt, the expectation is that the opening of the sky next week will allow flights from almost all over the world, except for certain high-risk destinations. Any Israeli who returns to Israel and does not become resilient or recovered, will be required to be insulated in a motel, and when the pilot of the bracelets is crowned a success – this too is likely to be an option for home isolation with supervision. Enforcement for home insulators will also be stepped up.
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