Government not keeping promises made during Protective Edge
- 8 years ago
Israelis living in communities near the Gaza Strip have not received state assistance promised to them following the end of Operation Protective Edge, despite government decisions on the matter that were made over a year ago.
In November 2014, about three months after war in Gaza ended, the government took several decisions regarding the rehabilitation of Sderot and the border communities of the Gaza envelope .
Despite the fact that the funds for this rehabilitation have already been transferred to the relevant government ministries, however, nothing has been done to begin implementing the string of promises.
Members of the coalition and the opposition united on Tuesday to fiercely criticize the government's handling of the issue in a special Finance Committee discussion.
The committee chair, MK Moshe Gafni, railed at government representatives: "Your responses paint a picture of a banana republic – the government makes a decision but then a single minister can cancel or change the decision, and the funds are not put to work as agreed despite the fact that they've already been transferred."
In November 2014, about three months after war in Gaza ended, the government took several decisions regarding the rehabilitation of Sderot and the border communities of the Gaza envelope .
Despite the fact that the funds for this rehabilitation have already been transferred to the relevant government ministries, however, nothing has been done to begin implementing the string of promises.
Members of the coalition and the opposition united on Tuesday to fiercely criticize the government's handling of the issue in a special Finance Committee discussion.
The committee chair, MK Moshe Gafni, railed at government representatives: "Your responses paint a picture of a banana republic – the government makes a decision but then a single minister can cancel or change the decision, and the funds are not put to work as agreed despite the fact that they've already been transferred."