After miraculously surviving a heart attack, the chairman of the Finance Committee fills in gaps in protecting his public • "There was no complacency among the ultra-Orthodox - they made us live densely and now we are complaining about infections"
Precisely in the days when the Koruna hit the ultra-Orthodox public, one of the prominent political leaders - MK Moshe Gafni, "disappeared". About three weeks ago he miraculously survived a heartbreaking event and was hospitalized. Who catches fire.
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"For many years, no one has cared for or invested in ultra-Orthodox education or housing solutions for ultra-Orthodox. The ultra-Orthodox public lives in terrible overcrowding, its classrooms are crowded. Now everyone comes and does not understand how the ultra-Orthodox public is infected. "It's like the man who killed both his parents and asked the judge for mercy because he is an orphan."
How can the complacency of the ultra-Orthodox public be explained?
"There was no complacency. From the moment the corona started I pray in the courtyard and not in the synagogue. It is very difficult for me, as for any ultra-Orthodox person. It is difficult to explain how much it is in our blood, prayer in synagogues. The public obeys instructions. Most synagogues are closed. In places where there is a secular public that does not follow the instructions. "
According to Gafni, the ultra-Orthodox public is suffering from a wave of incitement against it.
"There has never been such a wave. I hope it is temporary and will not last long. There are intentional trends to throw everything at the ultra-Orthodox public."
The delusional and disturbing conduct of police officers is now happily in Givat Zeev.
Just outrageous!
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The ultra-Orthodox cities had a serious illness. Because of the political pressure you exerted that they would not close, the whole country closed.
"This nonsense is constantly being said about 'political pressure'. Why say it only when it concerns the ultra-Orthodox public? There are ministers who come to the government and represent groups in the population who have strong ties with them, and no one says 'political pressure'. They say 'professional pressure'. "It is not because of the ultra-Orthodox that we are in closure. Unequivocally."
Gafni criticizes Internal Security Minister Amir Ohana for the police's violent behavior toward the ultra-Orthodox: "The behavior of police officers in incidents against ultra-Orthodox is an unloading. There are cases that have reached DIP, we saw the boy throwing a bucket on his head, children being pushed by police.
Why?
If this had happened to the secular public, there would have been a great commotion. "
He said, "Ohana is responsible, but the problem with the police was also before, before him. I do not know if he is trying hard enough. He has visited Bnei Brak, Elad, but I have not seen him put enough effort into the matter. He should be more involved, set clear policies." .
As for his personal condition, Gafni relates, "On Saturday, just before the opening prayer, I was at home. Suddenly I felt I could not walk. I fell, and received a blow from a window. Suddenly I collapsed. My wife held my head, told me, 'Do not close eyes, do not close eyes. '.
"So that the children would not worry, I decided on Saturday night to go to Ezer Mitzion in Bnei Brak, just so that they would stick the incision over my eye that happened to me when I fell. I wanted to travel alone, but Elijah, my son, did not give me. When we got there, they did an ECG.
And as soon as they saw the results, they told me, 'You're going to the emergency room, now.'
"I went to Maayan Hayeshua Hospital.
I came to Dr. Abed Zahalka, a senior doctor I know. He is a cousin of former MK Jamal Zahalka.
He looks at the ECG and asks me, 'Tell me, is this your test?'. I say to him, 'Yes.' He says to me: 'Are you sure ?! "A miracle happened to me. If I had not gone to treat the incision, I am not sure we would be talking now."
The full article - tomorrow in "Shishvat"