A wave of criticism arose today (Friday) following the exposure of "Israel Today" about a breach of a sensitive system that serves as a permit for Palestinian workers to enter Israel.
Yesterday we reported that, according to the suspicion, speculators in work permits for Palestinians broke into the "employer site" system, which is managed by the Civil Administration, and identified files of contractors who do not employ workers from the Palestinian Authority.
Those speculators illegally registered hundreds of workers in the name of these employers, thus enabling them to speculate in work permits, and to offer workers a way to enter Israel illegally.
Beyond the fact that these are employees who are employed without insurance and illegally, the phenomenon is disturbing due to its scope and the fact that it is a break-in to a site managed by a unit of the Ministry of Defense.
Palestinian workers on their way to Israel, Photo: Reuters
It is important to emphasize that all Palestinian workers who are in the database employed on the site meet the relevant criteria for obtaining an employment permit in Israel - as well as a security clearance from the competent authorities.
MK Nir Orbach said in response to the publication: "Unfortunately, once again we are witnessing the helplessness of the Civil Administration, and this time at a level that endangers the security of the State of Israel, which works hard to maintain its borders and ensure the security of its citizens.
"The fake licenses have revealed a serious loophole in the system that must be addressed immediately and must be thoroughly investigated as to how this dangerous malfunction happened in the first place.
MK Miri Regev said: "Another omission for the collection of omissions led by the post-Zionists in the Abbas government.
They are destroying, and we will repair with the help of the name. "
MK Amichai Shikli also responded: "Bnei Gantz is pursuing a promiscuous policy in the field of entry permits into Israel.
Tens of thousands of Palestinians enter every day, most of them passing through loopholes in the security fence that is not maintained at all.
It now turns out that in addition to the security failure within the system, the official data system has also been completely hacked.
Under the leadership of Bnei Gantz, the State of Israel is flooded with tens of thousands of illegal immigrants. "
MK Katie Sheetrit added: "A disturbing and dangerous phenomenon that poses a serious danger to the security of the country and looks like it was taken from a movie. I expect the relevant parties to increase security on the sites and prevent intrusions."
The organization "Up to Here" also referred to the publication: "Already in the State Comptroller's report for 2020, the State Comptroller referred to the illegal trade in work permits and entry permits for Palestinians into Israel.
After we revealed several months ago that an employee of the directorate in charge of land registration in Judea and Samaria had been abducted, another slap has now been discovered in the existing chaos in the Civil Administration.
It is time for Minister Gantz to wake up and put an end to the neglect that exists in the Civil Administration before the same entry permits given to the Palestinians will be used as a double-edged sword against the citizens of Israel. "
Palestinian workers at work in Ma'ale Adumim, Photo: IP
The Coordinator of Government Operations in the Occupied Territories responded: "The Coordinator of Government Operations in the Occupied Territories, in collaboration with government ministries and relevant law enforcement agencies, invests much effort in combating arms to eradicate the mediation and trafficking of Palestinian workers' employment licenses." Palestinians who are employed in Israel.
"Upon learning from the Civil Administration about illegal entry to the site, access to the site was blocked for the purpose of upgrading and improving security. .
We emphasize that the Civil Administration's computer system and the computer system perform intrusion tests at all times, in order to maximally secure the site and prevent future intrusions. "
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