In the petition, the business owners accepted that they were not allowed to hold small weddings, in accordance with the law, while "Hafarim" expropriated prices and endangered the public.
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The Association of Mehadrin Halls in Israel petitioned this morning (Monday) to the High Court against the government, the Prime Minister, the Minister of Health and the Director General of the Ministry of Health, demanding that the banquet halls be operated, demanding a conditional order and an urgent discussion on why halls are not allowed .
Advocate Zalman Black, who filed the petition on behalf of the union and six halls that serve mainly the ultra-Orthodox and religious public, argued before the High Court that although there is no doubt that the corona plague is dangerous, and that it does not ask the court to intervene in the nature of the restrictions. The blatant discrimination between business owners in the State of Israel and non-business entities in the State of Israel. "
According to him, "why what is allowed to 'Hafar' is forbidden to business owners, even though there is no difference between the two," and in fact the risk with that "Hafar" is higher than the risk with business owners. "
Petitioners argue that while restricted events are allowed, up to 20 people in an open space and 10 participants in a closed structure, the regulations stipulate that "an operator of a public or business place shall not hold a prohibited or restricted event at the place."
According to the lawyer, "a review of the explanatory memorandum to the amendment shows that there is no reason or justification for why the business owners were discriminated against so blatantly, over any other sector in the State of Israel."
"Contrary to common sense and common sense, businesses are prohibited from holding a restricted event in a permitted gathering on the premises. On the other hand, any non-business entity, such as an educational institution, can hold restricted events including weddings. Thus, according to regulations, while businesses are closed, To hold limited events, the "Hafarim" hold limited weddings in their yards, at exorbitant prices, and all in accordance with the permit given to them in the regulations. This is a situation that the mind can not tolerate. Make a profit on the back of the corona condition.
Injustice cries to heaven. "
Therefore, the owners of the halls are required to allow them to hold limited events, up to 20 participants, as is currently allowed to be performed elsewhere.
"There is no professional or logical reason to prohibit businesses from holding restricted events, since the corona virus does not differentiate between one branch of business and another and is no less contagious to a restricted event that takes place in a non-business, to a restricted event that takes place in business."
The court informed the respondents that they will file a preliminary response to the petition by November 30, this coming Monday.