"Very sad": Eliav Zohar reacts to the storm caused by his father Israel today

"Israeli Shabbat" storm:

 Singer Eliav Zohar, winner of the ninth season of the next star and the son of Minister of Culture and Sports Miki Zohar, decided today (Monday) to respond to the criticism leveled at his father regarding his decision not to initiate cultural events on Shabbat.

"Anyone who seeks to hurt my father through me, and punish me for his political decisions - that's his," said the singer. 

"The truth is that it saddens me a lot," Zohar Jr. wrote on his Twitter account.

"I'm not a politician and I'm not connected to this world. I just love my father always. Anyone who seeks to hurt my father through me and punish me for his political decisions - that's his, and I have no interest in reacting to it or referring to it. I live and breathe the world of music that speaks For everyone without distinction and without any barriers." 

Will the cultural activities on Shabbat be affected?

Minister of Culture and Sports, Miki Zohar (archive), photo: Oren Ben Hakon

Minister Zohar announced yesterday that he decided to cancel the "Israeli Shabbat" project, which was established by his predecessor in the position of Hili Trooper, to open heritage and tourism sites and "Israeli Spirit" to subsidize plays on the weekend. The minister later claimed that he would not stop funding the events, but the ministry did not. Initiate them This morning Zohar spoke with Netanyahu, who, according to reports, made it clear to him that all the activities taking place on Shabbat by the various entities that are budgeted for by the ministry will continue as usual.

However, after the conversation between the two, Zohar issued another clarification message: "Unlike the false reports, I was not asked by the Prime Minister to change anything, because I did not change anything.

In the conversation with Netanyahu, it was clarified exactly what I said yesterday and this morning - the supported entities will continue to receive funding from the ministry and will operate as they have operated until today, in accordance with the status quo.

The only change I intend to lead is that the ministry will not initiate an activity on Shabbat, but will continue to finance it with the initiating bodies." 

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