At the "Galilee in the Center" conference held today (Thursday) in Acre, the Minister of Transportation and Road Safety, MK Merav Michaeli, spoke: "For too many years, the State of Israel has been the State of Judea and Samaria.
She added: "A tremendous effort has been made to bridge the gap in infrastructure between the Arab authorities and the authorities in the rest of the country. Together with the Ministry of Social Equality, about two billion shekels will be invested in infrastructure in the Arab authorities next year." Ayalon, as part of which roads will be paved within the Arab authorities. "
She later referred to all the infrastructure in the north: "We realized that any road that was built, very quickly becomes congested, therefore public transport must be prioritized and therefore a light rail in the area will come before the extension of Road Six, which will be promoted later."
She added: "We will double the number of bus extensions and double the bus services in the Galilee and the north. Also, there are authorities that do not have sidewalks to walk on, this is not acceptable. We will create a standard, that every road construction, every construction of a station, will come with connectivity Suitable for it - a bicycle path, sidewalks and infrastructure for light tools. "
Criticism was voiced against Minister Michaeli's initial remarks.
MK Patin Mula of the Likud said: "I must correct you, the State of Israel is both of the Galilee and of Judea and Samaria."