The Forum of Stores and Malls does not intend to wait for the government's decision on their matter •
The Seven Stars Mall in the shadow of the corona
The managements of the malls around the country have decided to go out in revolt and open the stores this coming Saturday. This is despite the fact that it seems that the government will approve their opening next week.
The Shops and Malls Forum said: "Following the letter sent by the Shops and Malls Forum to Prime Minister Netanyahu, to Deputy Prime Minister Gantz, Ministers Edelstein and Katz and Prof. Gamzo, regarding the immediate cancellation of the weekend closure, the forum learned that all medical officials in the epidemic recommended Closing of stores on weekends, due to the irrationality involved.
"The forum also learned that the vast majority of Corona cabinet ministers support it, but under pressure from ultra-Orthodox elements in the government - they may be able to postpone the decision until next week. In light of the fact that the issue has become religious coercion and has nothing to do with stopping the plague, the forum The shops and stores that used to work on Saturdays will open all their businesses this coming Saturday, as they used to do in the past. "
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Last Wednesday, the forum members sent to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Finance Minister Israel Katz, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, Deputy Prime Minister Bnei Gantz, and Corona Commissioner Prof. Roni Gamzo, urging the closure of stores on weekends. Among other things, the letter was signed by the CEO of Big Shopping Centers, Chai Gallis, the CEO of Azrieli Arnon Toren, the CEO of Hutsot Shefayim, Molly Yakar, the CEO of the Zim Bnei Khalif Centers, the Deputy CEO of the Shimshon Training Center. Vogel, and network executives like the Fox Group, the Castro and Hoodies Group, H&M, Ace, McDonalds, and Adidas.
"We have no economic air to suffer the damage of another closure this coming weekend," they wrote. "The damage to our businesses is terrible and there are businesses that any such loss brings them even closer to the abyss. In light of the intention to cancel the weekend closures soon, you will do well for business, for the citizens and also for the state economy, if you go ahead and make an immediate decision to cancel this unnecessary and illogical closure, which causes enormous damage and dismantles us financially. How much more does it make no sense.
"We are confident that you have the power and ability to make an urgent and immediate decision to prevent enormous and unnecessary damage this weekend, all the signatories below want to open the stores immediately and return to routine, while adhering to the rules of the purple character and public health. This country is important to us, we expect the state to treat us as well and not to kick us in any irrational way. "