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Identified in tests before the cabinet meeting: Working in the Prime Minister's Office is positive for Corona Israel today

2021-12-26T11:02:33.679Z


NIS 1 billion, two new localities and other neighborhoods in Katzrin: The government convenes a special meeting to approve a plan for the Golan Heights • Ministers will vote on funding the government plan to cultivate the Golan Heights • During the meeting


Just before the opening of the special cabinet meeting in the Golan Heights: An employee in the Prime Minister's Office turned out to be positive for Corona.

Identification was made possible thanks to antigen tests that participants were required to perform prior to entering the session.

"The worker was transferred to solitary confinement immediately, and did not come into contact with the prime minister or the ministers," the prime minister's office said.

"Other workers who came in contact with the patient were examined and received a negative response to the examination, but in order to exercise extra caution, they will not attend the cabinet meeting."

The special yeshiva, held at Kibbutz Mevo Hama, was opened by Prime Minister Bennett in a statement: "After many static years, our goal today is to double the settlement in the Golan Heights. 'meter'".

Bennett made the remarks before the ministers' vote at the meeting on the approval of the government plan for the development of the Golan Heights, at a cost of one billion shekels, which was reported in "Israel Today".

The program is led by Prime Minister Bennett and Justice Minister Gideon Saar, and focuses on upgrading the region's infrastructure, developing thousands of jobs, and making the Golan Heights the capital of Israel's renewable energy technologies.

Meanwhile, against the background of the spread of the omicron in Israel, government ministers will discuss aid to the tourism industry affected by the corona crisis.

Following a consultation with Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz and professionals, Bennett yesterday ordered "to prepare for the event of a sixth wave, in case it happens" and to promote the purchase of another 50 million antigen kits.

The team of experts advising the Ministry of Health: "The coefficient of infection of the omicron is enormous" // Photo: Moshe Ben Simhon

As reported earlier in "Israel Today", the ministers will also deal with the amendment of a government decision following a coalition agreement signed between New Hope and Yesh Atid.

Ministers will be required to approve a change in a resolution designating a special budget to support Ariel University and convert it into general support for institutions of higher learning.

According to the proposed amendment to the decision, the budget in question will generally be allocated to the Ministry of Education and will not be exclusive to Ariel University, and the reasoning is legal. " Attached to the agenda of the Cabinet meeting.

According to the legal advisor of the Ministry of Education, Eilat Malkman, "the funds should not be reallocated at the request of the political entity with whom the political agreement was reached, which cannot be implemented."

Government sources told Israel Today that "this is a technical decision, and that in practice the support budget for Ariel University will be transferred through the Council to the Higher Budget of the Council for Higher Education - with the consent of most government components."

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The party added: "New hope has led to the approval of a budget of NIS 50 million a year for Ariel University after years of neglect of interest by previous governments. The approved budget increase is a success and it comes only following our demand.

"Regarding the government's decision: The law does not allow direct budgeting for a specific academic institution, and therefore it was decided on a horizontal budget of NIS 70 million, of which NIS 50 million will be allocated to Ariel University, and the rest to other academic institutions."

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Source: israelhayom

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