This morning the plenary passed the law that allows the government to pass corona regulations without the Knesset's approval. "Israel today" is in order

• Enforcement of the Corona regulations in the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem

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  Oren Ben Hakun

The Knesset plenary on Monday morning (Tuesday) approved a second and third reading of the bill to amend and enforce emergency regulations. 29 Knesset members supported, 24 Knesset members opposed and would not abstain.

The government has promoted the Special Powers Bill to deal with the new Corona virus to give the government, in primary legislation, the powers needed to continue dealing with the Corona virus. The bill was approved by a second and third plenary reading after discussion and approval by the special committee on the new Corona virus. Corona committee chairman MK Yifat Shasha Biton: "We are in a difficult time when decisions need to be made quickly. The Knesset will continue to be important." The chairman of the committee agreed with the prime minister that the closing of the event halls will only take effect tomorrow, that is, events planned for today will be subject to the old restrictions.

Yesterday, the government set new restrictions, some of which went into effect yesterday, some will take effect today at 2pm, and some tomorrow morning. "Israel Today" makes you mess up. 

Immediate restrictions

The restrictions that were approved at the government meeting and took effect yesterday:

• Prayer houses - up to 19 people only

• The extent of the transaction in government and public companies - up to 30 percent

• Summer activities for youth and children - up to 20 children / boys in the group

• Organized sports activities - no crowds

The restrictions that come into force after the "Knesset bypass law" approval tonight

Along with a series of government-approved restrictions, ministers have adopted another list of regulations, which will take effect today at 2 p.m.

• Banquet halls, clubs and bars - complete closure

• Restaurants - up to 20 people inside and up to 30 people outside

• Gyms and swimming pools (except hotels) - full closure

• Cultural shows - completely closed

• Hotels - closing the bars, limiting the amount of diners and pool activities

• Other crowds - up to 20 people, while keeping two feet away and wearing masks

Restrictions going into effect tomorrow:

• Closing the event halls, today will work according to the old restrictions

Waiting for outline approval: 

• The Ministry of Transport will formulate a bus operation - the intention is to limit only 20 passengers, and discussions are still in progress on operating the air conditioner

In opposition, outraged by the law's approval

MK Miki Levy responded to the amendment, saying: "The government states that the Knesset should only approve. One person will decide and then the whole government will say yes, this is system madness, dictatorship. The law allows the government to do what it wants without the Knesset supervision. "

MK Osama Saadi said: "We are here to voice the cry of the weak and especially the voices of the Arab population. Call me young couples who are getting ready for the wedding and ask how can I cancel a wedding tomorrow? We say enough. You cannot continue to bully citizens. "

"8,000 are infected daily" 

Yesterday the law was first read. The government bill aims to amend the validity of emergency regulations to allow the government to implement them even before being approved by the Knesset. After the approval, the Corona Commission convened to discuss the bill's approval for a second and third reading during the night, and as stated, it passed the plenum. 

According to the explanation of the bill, "the data mean that if the current rate continues in 24 days, there will be about 8,000 new patients each day and a total of close to 60,000 patients. Even if hospitalized rates, severely ill and deceased patients are maintained, These are thousands of hospitalized, hundreds of seriously ill and hundreds of deceased. This requires the government to take immediate steps to deal with the disease and spread of the virus. "

The bill was passed by Secretary of State Tzahi Braverman to Knesset Secretary Yardena Meller-Horowitz, with an accompanying letter asking the Knesset to release the bill from a discount requirement to expedite the legislative process.

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Yesterday afternoon, the Knesset committee was convened to release it from the assumption duty. At the end of a heated debate, during which the opposition representatives came out strongly against the procedure that is contrary to the Knesset's work procedures - the request was approved.

The bill stipulates that the government may amend the regulations without prior approval of the Knesset committee. The Commission may authorize the whole or part of the order within ten days. Failure to do so will result in the Knesset Speaker's approval for the plenum within three days. If the committee then decides not to approve it, it will expire.    

Opposition Chairman MK Yair Lapid Mish Atid-Tal said that "The Great Corona Law means that this theater can be closed, to tell us all to go home, because there is no more Knesset and there is only one executive branch in the State of Israel, no more legislative authority ".

The Corona-sponsored Movement said: "Democracy bombing was carried out tonight. The Netanyahu government is taking advantage of the public panic and targeting targeted by the Legislature. This Democrat will remember a world drone, as one who destroyed Israeli democracy in favor of a criminal defendant. "

Dr. Amir Fox, a researcher at the Israeli Democracy Institute, referred to the bill: "The legislation aimed at empowering the government to impose additional restrictions without prior approval by the Knesset committee is another instance of the government's chaos and uncontrollability in managing the Corona crisis. This is a law that will grant wide freedom, far too much, to the government, for a month, without any parliamentary oversight. This, when concurrently with a constitutional committee, is a legislative process of the Corona Powers Law, in which delicate balances were required that required the approval of the Knesset and the declaration of a special emergency. "

Dr. Fox added that "Knesset debates are important not just to protect human rights. This is because in order to gain public confidence, such dramatic decisions must be approved by the Knesset and must be closely monitored by parliament. "