The announcement by the Krembo Wings youth movement that the movement's summer camps were canceled due to budgetary difficulties, and led to a public uproar, drew many reactions in the political arena on Monday.
Deputy Finance Minister MK Michal Waldiger tweeted in response to the allegations: "In our government, the budget has increased. It is simply divided into other associations that do important activities. Again a lie, again interested parties echo it, as if facts are already a marginal appendix."
The following is the budget for supporting associations and organizations of the Krembo Wings type:
In our government, the budget has increased. It is simply divided into other associations that do important activities.
Again a lie, again vested interests echo it as if facts are already a marginal appendix.
Resilience is extremely important and we need to give as much as possible, but let's stick to the facts. pic.twitter.com/kAxnfGxOUA
— Michal Voldiger (@michalwoldiger) May 8, 2023
In addition, Knesset Finance Committee Chairman MK Moshe Gafni announced during a committee discussion on the issue that he would examine the issue of budgeting Krembo Wings.
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The youth movement's announcement of the cancellation of summer camps, photo: Krembo Wings
In a tweet that led to a storm in itself, Knesset MK Tali Gottlieb (Likud) sought to contradict the association's claims, stating, according to a screenshot she uploaded, that the youth movement is "in a surplus of 4,000,000!!", according to the tweet. In addition, Gottlieb hinted that the organization's officials are overpaid.
Get facts from GuideStar about Krembo Wings.Updated 2021 Wings revenue exceeds 44 million. Expenses approx. 000,000,40 million. The association has a surplus of 000,000,4!!
And just to tan your eyes, receive the salary of the organization's employees-CEO
– NIS 000,000 per year.
Finance Manager – NIS 432,846 per year. Don't lie when I'm here pic.twitter.com/CowK326SwR105e
— Tali Gottlieb (@TallyGotliv) May 7, 2023
In response to Gottlieb's tweet, MK Vladimir Bialik (Yesh Atid) claimed that Gottlieb's attacks on the association were based on an erroneous reading of the association's reports, adding: "It is not clear why she felt the need to rudely attack an association that for 17 years has operated a magnificent factory for the benefit of children with disabilities. Though Bibism, as we know, has its own rules and values."
5/5 - For the sake of comparison, the salary cost of MK Gottlieb (and mine) is twice the cost of the CEO of Krembo's Wings. This is probably less astonishing to the MK.
It is unclear why she felt the need to rudely attack an NGO that for 17 years has operated a luxurious factory for the benefit of children with disabilities.
Although Bibism, as we know, has its own rules and values.
— MK Vladimir Beliak Vladimir Belyak🇮🇱🟠 (@VladimirBeliak) May 7, 2023
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