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Nissenkorn presents: The statement, the storm - and the clarification Israel today

2020-09-26T20:17:38.520Z


| In the countryIn an interview with News 12, the Minister of Justice referred to Corona as "an event that began in the ultra-Orthodox and Arab population" • He later tweeted: "It is a pity that there are those who are trying to distort my intentions" "The corona does not differentiate between sectors" Photography:  Jonathan Samia, Spokeswoman for the Knesset - Archive "This is an event that began in the ult


In an interview with News 12, the Minister of Justice referred to Corona as "an event that began in the ultra-Orthodox and Arab population" • He later tweeted: "It is a pity that there are those who are trying to distort my intentions"

  • "The corona does not differentiate between sectors"

    Photography: 

    Jonathan Samia, Spokeswoman for the Knesset - Archive

"This is an event that began in the ultra-Orthodox and Arab population": 

Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn was interviewed tonight (Saturday) by News 12 and expressed support for the full closure.

"Demonstrations need to be reduced, but they are not the reason for Corona. The reason is an event that incidentally started in the ultra-Orthodox and Arab population, but now it is in the whole country. It must be stopped and a hermetic closure made," he said.

The incidental remark that the spread of the plague in the country began among these sectors provoked a public outcry.

Nissenkorn's phone number was circulated among people who were outraged by his remarks.

The minister then posted a clarification on his Twitter account: "I have always respected everyone wherever he is. If I did not understand, I referred to the fact that the hotspots two weeks ago were in certain cities and now they are all over the country. It is a pity there are those who try to distort my intention. "Sectors. Instead of hesitating and splitting, it is better that on the eve of Yom Kippur we all focus on cooperation in the fight against the crisis," he wrote.

I have always respected everyone.

If I did not understand, I referred to the fact that the focal points of the eruption two weeks ago were in certain cities and now they are all over the country.

Too bad there are those who are trying to distort my intention.

The corona does not differentiate between sectors.

Instead of hesitating and splitting up, on the eve of Yom Kippur we should all focus on cooperating in the fight against the crisis.

- Avi Nissenkorn (@AviNissenkorn) September 26, 2020

"I did not cover the closure with the demonstrations," Nissenkorn said in an interview.

"Someone else did it. The obsessive preoccupation with the demonstrations did not take place here in blue and white, but in the Likud."

He referred to the comparison between the demonstrations and the prayers and claimed: "Demonstrations are no more important than prayers. Two basic rights that I respect both.

Referring to the updated data from the Ministry of Health, he said: "The numbers must be lowered for the citizens of Israel. Then we must move to a partial closure and return to the traffic light system. We must put the health system first, because in the end they are the balm. Blue and white for democracy and now health It really needs to lead. "

Source: israelhayom

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