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Blood libel against the poor workers

2020-05-13T06:54:06.490Z


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"Rabbi Yochanan said: It was not the destruction of Jerusalem, but that we discussed the law of Torah ... but the laws of Magizta (distorted law) will be discussed ?!" (Baba offers).

The next story could not be made up. The State of Israel is in an economic crisis from its history. This week, the Employment Service reported that the unemployment rate had risen to 27%, an all-time high. More than one million new unemployed. Tens of thousands of small businesses are in danger of collapse. In the midst of this terrible crisis, the Treasury is opposed to a welfare ministry bill that would allow unemployment benefits for Israelis and Israelis living in poverty, who worked until the economy closed and were fired or left for the state.

Worse than the position, worse is the reason they chose the Treasury, which pledged a month ago publicly to pay unemployment benefits to poor workers. The Treasury's excuse is that if unemployment benefits are paid in tandem with old age, disability or alimony allowances, a "negative incentive to work" will be created. We went back to the discourse on the "poor parasites" and single mothers, who "just want to celebrate" on the 3,000-2,000 NIS annuity allowances.

The head revolts against this argument because it does not withstand any simple logical test. The Ministry of Social Affairs, under our pressure and other social organizations, seeks to amend an hourly provision. That is, unemployment benefits will be paid in the form of one-off grants for the months of March to May. The pay is retroactive, at a time when the economy is at an all-time high of unemployment, so what kind of work can these workers find, and still back in time?

The heart rises, because this blood libel against the poor workers has been circulating for many years. We all remember the journey of the brave Vicki Knapo, from Mitzpe Ramon to Jerusalem, voicing the cry of single mothers. Netanyahu, then finance minister, said "If she can walk hundreds of miles, she can work, too." The problem with this trial was that Vicki worked and worked all her life.

Israel is the champion of the poor workers in the West. Work in Israel does not remove poverty. People living in poverty and receiving allowances, due to poverty, are now suffering a double blow: thousands of shekels that have gone down the drain, for those who are unable to start the month. And blaming the victim. They are actually guilty of poverty, and are not entitled to unemployment benefits, though they worked, because "they are parasites, who are just waiting for a pension to allow them to live without work, at the expense of us all." The heart rises and cries.

The Treasury releases tens of billions to business owners, and rightly so. There are strong and rich people. Who will pay the deficit price? The poor. The Treasury, much like Nathan Prophet's parable, takes the only sheep sheep from the poor workers and slaughters them before their eyes, and further increases and blames the disabled, single mothers and the elderly women for slaughter.

This is a total destruction of values. They said from now on: Indeed, in Israel by 2020, the laws of demigza, evil and distortion are discussed. Jerusalem will be destroyed. On the plots that mark the poor workers in Israel as parasites, who need crushing allowances in order to have an "incentive" for work.

This destruction will only be repented. The coffers of us all have to stand for the benefit of living in poverty too. Also for the benefit of those who have lost their sheep's ridge, and now need the backing of the state, for which they have worked all their lives.

Avi Dabush is CEO of Human Rights Rabbis and a member of the leadership of the Periphery Movement

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Source: israelhayom

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