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As part of the budget, each women’s basketball team will receive up to 600,000 this season. This is a total amount of about NIS 6 million per season. The Ministry of Culture and Sports transferred about NIS 3 million to the teams. It should be noted that the women’s soccer teams also receive an average of NIS 300,000 this season, and all this against meeting various criteria such as the number of Israeli players on the field, the quality of the professional team and investment in the girls’ teams. For comparison, last year the women’s basketball teams in the Premier League received about NIS 67,000 and the women’s soccer teams did not receive a budget at all, while the men’s teams in the football and basketball industries received a total of about NIS 14 million. The fundraising is part of the goals set by the chairman of the board, Hila Knister Bar-David. The Ministry of Culture and Sports has accepted the position of director of the Women’s Basketball Premier League.
“For many years, the state has invested hundreds of millions of shekels in men’s sports alone,” said Canister Bar-David. “One of the goals I set for myself when I took office is to change this mix, and open up for women the opportunity to integrate as professionals, at the highest level, in the ball industries in Israel … We have a long way to go. I want to thank the Minister of Culture and Sports To invest in Israeli actresses. “
Advocate Uri Kahana, Spokeswoman for the Women’s Premier League in basketball, added: “How many more Israeli players are on the field.” The Ministry of Sports stated: “When we entered the Ministry of Culture and Sports, we set ourselves the goal of strengthening and promoting women’s sports. We initiated a number of moves to promote equality in sports, including significant budget additions that will allow women’s sports to advance and develop. It will make it possible to strengthen the women’s, girls ‘and girls’ teams and strive for women’s achievements in Israeli sports in all its forms. ”