Closing accounts or a legitimate move?
Yair Lapid under attack: Foreign Minister instructed Foreign Ministry Director General Alon Ushpiz to examine the possibility of closing the ministry's branch in Tel Aviv.
Lapid gave the instruction at a meeting of the Foreign Ministry management earlier this week.
He explained that the move was made for reasons of economy, but employees at a branch in Tel Aviv believe that Lapid is acting out of vengeful motives.
About two weeks ago, Channel 11 reporter Michael Shemesh announced that Lapid is holding policy meetings at the Yesh Atid office in Tel Aviv, even though the branch of his office in the city is vacant.
A statement from the ministry said it had not yet made a decision to close the deal.
The workers began to respond with organizational measures, as this was a worsening of employment conditions and a breach of an early promise given to them that they would not be forced to move to Jerusalem.
The workers in question were members of the Ministry of Strategic Affairs who led the fight against delegitimization against Israel during the previous government.
Lapid claimed that the ministry was redundant and at the beginning of his term merged it with the Foreign Ministry.
According to a source involved in the details: "It is true that Lapid announced in advance that he would close the office, but the fact that he gave the directive only after the article was published shows that this is a vengeful step. The employees will have no choice but to take organizational measures."
The Lapid bureau stated: "The PLO unit (a special arm of the government to fight the delegitimization movement; etc.) against Israel will not close.
Minister Lapid considers it very important that government ministries and government employees be in Jerusalem.
The transfer of government ministries to Jerusalem is not a punishment.
It is a law of the state, and strengthens our sovereignty.
"Lapid did not promise anyone that the offices in Tel Aviv would remain open forever and there is no justification for that."
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