The state demanded the cancellation of the petition of the tourism authorities - the court refused and demanded a hearing on the issue | Israel Today

After senior officials in the tourism industry petitioned the High Court following restrictions on pilots from Israel and foreign tourists entering Israel, the state submitted its response to the petition last Thursday in a 158-page document requesting that the petition be dismissed, but the court announced today (Sunday) On the subject in a panel of three judges and as soon as possible.

As mentioned, the Association of Travel Agencies and Tourism Consultants in Israel, Moreshet Derech and the Hotels Association filed a petition last week with the High Court following restrictions on flying from Israel and foreign tourists wishing to arrive in Israel.

The decision means that the state will have to explain in court what is behind each of the decisions restricting flights abroad, how and why the criteria for red countries were set while very few countries took similar steps and why vaccinated tourists were banned from entering Israel, while even in this case, very few countries Who took similar steps.

Queue for corona tests at Ben Gurion Airport // Photo: Elegant abroad

The person who gave his opinion in this case is Professor Itamar Grotto, who argued that there is no point in the existing restrictions on vaccinated, mainly due to the fact that infection with Omicron in Israel is already a community infection, so restricting flights has a minor effect on the spread of disease in Israel.

The Cabinet of Experts advising the Prime Minister has published his opinion that the countries should be removed from the list of red states and the abolition of the isolation obligation back to the vaccinated should be considered, during the week or at most the next two weeks. The Omicron in Israel.

The previous times the court decided to hold a hearing following the petitions, the state lifted the restrictions even before the hearing.

It is important to note that the current restrictions are currently valid until December 29 and senior Ministry of Health officials will have to make a decision over the next two days, in the shadow of the forthcoming High Court hearing, expert opinion and heavy pressure from the aviation and tourism industry.

The petition was filed by attorneys Assaf Priel, Yuval Bashan and Nadav Feinman of the law firm Tadmor Levy & Co. and attorney Tal Shachar, who filed the petition on behalf of businessmen.

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