Deputy Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Yair Lapid opened the meeting of the Yesh Atid faction and emphasized that all the considerations behind updating the list of red states are only relevant.
"Israel declared another series of countries as red states yesterday. The most prominent of them is, of course, the United States. Unlike in the past, there were no political considerations here - and there will not be either."
"If you do not want the Israeli economy to close and life to go back a year, go get vaccinated and vaccinate your children," warned Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister @yairlapid, who also complimented Prime Minister Naftali Bennett: "He was right when he responded quickly to Omicron."
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Minister Lapid was asked by "Israel Today" if he supports Prime Minister Bennett's approach regarding restrictions intended for malls and he said that he backs Bennett on the malls. He said, "Whoever asks does not understand the reality.
We are building steps in the face of reality - there is a purple mark and there is a continuing discussion about the malls. "
Regarding the criticism leveled against the government regarding the slow response to the spread of the Omicron variant, the chairman of Yesh Atid said that “the Prime Minister responded quickly to the Omicron. In the early days there were those who said he was reacting too quickly. Today it is already clear that he was right and that the cork had to be closed, in order to slow down the spread of the omicron and allow the economy to continue working. The fact that in Israel life goes on almost as usual misleads you. If you do not want the Israeli economy to close, for life in Israel to go back a year, go get vaccinated, and get your children vaccinated. There is no other way".
In addition, Foreign Minister Lapid was required to address the political implications of the declaration of certain states as red states and he said: "We have been asked in recent days if the declaration of a long series of red states has no political damage. The answer is yes, but we know how to manage it. "To the country, explain the considerations. The countries of the world understand us, because the harm to them is much more severe than to us. I get all the information from our representations around the world. In Europe, America and the East. Country after country becomes red."
At 15:20, a meeting of the Blue and White faction will be held, chaired by Minister Bnei Gantz.
At 15:00, a meeting of the religious Zionist faction will be held, chaired by MK Bezalel Smutrich.
The other parties canceled their faction meetings due to the outbreak of the corona in general and the Omicron in particular in the Knesset.
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