The government is expected to declare the United States and a number of European countries as red tomorrow | Israel Today

The government is expected to approve tomorrow (Sunday) a declaration of a third group of red states, including major states.

This means that Israelis will not actually be able to fly to most countries in the world.

This decision will take effect this coming Tuesday.

This list includes the United States, Canada, Portugal, Turkey, Germany, Hungary, Morocco and Belgium.

It should be noted that the professional echelon in the Ministry of Health has not yet recommended declaring the US and the countries on the additional list as red.

PM Bennett: "We will not be able to delay winning the Omicron" // Photo: GPO

On Friday, the government approved in a telephone poll the declaration of Ireland, Norway, Spain, Finland, France, Sweden and the United Arab Emirates.

Even earlier, the flight of Israelis to dozens of countries around the world, especially in Africa, was banned in practice.

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Transport Minister Merav Michaeli and Diaspora Minister Nachman Shai voted yesterday against adding red states to the list.

According to the two, "until a real outline of immediate assistance to Israeli aviation is achieved, no hand will be given to continue to harm it. The prime minister rightly takes steps to protect against the expansion of the disease, but the government must understand that just as an outline for tourism has been achieved.

Without it, companies will collapse and the facts and workers will be harmed.

The State of Israel cannot afford it. "They are also expected to oppose the expansion of the group of red states tomorrow.

It was Prime Minister Naftali Bennett who initiated the early closure of the sky as a preventive measure, against the background of data showing that travelers returning to Israel are a major source of entry for the Omicron strain to Israel.

In addition, against the background of the government's failure to apply the green label in malls, Bennett sought to take an alternative step that would help halt the new corona strain.

The government is expected to approve the application of a tight purple mark in malls tomorrow, instead of the green mark.

This outline includes increased enforcement of mask wearing in malls.

The government also intends to establish dozens of new immunization points in large malls, in light of the failure of the children's vaccination campaign.

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