Closed and Separated: Following the closure of Bnei Brak, its residents discovered this morning that the move to the neighboring city area was blocked by fences • "raises problematic connotations"

Bnei Brak residents woke up this morning (Monday) to a new and segregated reality: At several points of connection with the city of Ramat Gan, fences were erected that prevent the area of ​​the neighboring city. Apparently, definitions have been laid down following the imposition of a closure on Bnei Brak in order to control the spread of the Corona virus in its territory.

The Bnei Brak municipality was furious at setting up fences. Speaking to "Israel Today", officials in the municipality said: "Someone is crossing the boundary of good taste. It brings up very problematic connotations. Ramat Gan Carmel Mayor Shmother Cohen does not miss the opportunity to create intrigue and politicize even at such a difficult time."

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The officials added, "The municipality will not allow such harm to the residents. Efrat or Migdal Haemek would not do so. This is a very ugly act, which smells of racism and hatred of the sector. We will not allow it. We will break down these settings."

The officials also claimed that "the priest does not have the legal authority to do so, he harmed the residents of Bnei Brak the most. This is an unprecedented audacity. In one hand, he offers 2,500 games to the residents of Bnei Brak and in the other hand erects fences. Good did the mayor who rejected the proposal His help.

"In New York, where the situation in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods is many times more difficult and there are dozens of people who have died - no one is thinking of closing, certainly not setting up fences. Who raises such a possibility at all? It's a scandal."

Meanwhile, it was announced yesterday that IDF soldiers charged with civilian assistance to enforce the closure in Bnei Brak, following the outbreak of the Corona epidemic in the city, were given a Hebrew-Yiddish dictionary to improve communication and discourse with the residents.