After the Tel Aviv mayor and chairman of the Israelis party announced that he would open the city's cultural halls in 10 days, the health minister came out against the announcement • "His abandonment should light a warning light" • Minister of Culture Trooper also responded to the decision: For election purposes "
Habima Theater plaza in Tel Aviv, last year
Photography:
Gideon Markovich
Ron Huldai, mayor of Tel Aviv and chairman of the Israeli party, said this morning (Sunday) that the municipality intends to open the city's cultural halls in 10 days.
"There is a large crowd of vaccinated people with green passports - there is no reason why those who have been vaccinated will not be able to get to the Cameri," he said in an interview with the Kalman-Lieberman program here on Monday.
"It is impossible to wait for Netanyahu to open it the day before the election."
In a post he posted on his social media pages, Huldai wrote that anyone who has received two doses of vaccines can enter the city's cultural institutions: "We will not wait for Bibi-Gantz's government, which knows how to manage nothing. At press conferences. "
Senior figures in the world of culture have raised an eyebrow at Huldai's call, which they say means a violation of the law in the country, and on the other hand there were those who welcomed it, because the world of culture is finally entering the public discourse, even if it is part of an election campaign.
At the beginning of February, I will open all the cultural institutions in Tel Aviv-Jaffa to anyone who has received two vaccines.
We will not wait for the Bibi-Ganz government, which does not know how to manage anything. For
us, it is deeds and not talk.
- Ron Huldai (@Ron_Huldai) January 17, 2021
Health Minister Yuli Edelstein attacked Huldai's decision: "He is doing politics at the expense of public health. The public is important to him. "
In response to Huldai's announcement, Minister of Culture and Sports Hili Trooper responded: "As we announced last week, the world of culture is about to open first with the 'Culture in Responsibility' outline and the green passport that includes vaccinated, recovering and tested "But it would be better not for election purposes but out of a responsible and true conception. When it comes to statehood and health, I suggest everyone put populism aside."
"For many weeks now, the Ministry of Culture and the directors of Israeli cultural institutions and creators have been building the orderly outline for opening up the world of culture, in Tel Aviv and throughout the country, and I am glad that it will be implemented in the near future. "We will continue to take care of the health of those who come to the shows. We will continue to engage in action, injecting hundreds of millions of shekels into cultural institutions, in their responsible and safe opening. Anyone who wants to be a part of the process seriously is welcome."