The Prime Minister and the ministers are convening today (Sunday) for a special and festive cabinet meeting in the "Other Wall" hall in the Western Wall Tunnels, marking Jerusalem Day.
Minister Yaakov Margi addressed the allegations against the ultra-Orthodox: "I make no apologies either to a high-tech person or to a securityist, we are more productive than anyone."
At the meeting, led by the Ministry of Jerusalem and Jewish Tradition and headed by Minister Meir Frosh, a series of decisions will be approved that will once again emphasize the important government investment in the city.
The government will approve a five-year plan for 2028-2024 to reduce social and economic gaps in East Jerusalem, totaling more than NIS 2023 billion, as well as a five-year plan for 2027-<> for the development of the Old City basin in Jerusalem, totaling about half a billion shekels.
The attorney general arrived at the Cabinet meeting at the Western Wall, photo: Shirit Avitan Cohen
The Cabinet will also approve a decision to appoint a Ministerial Committee on Greater Jerusalem Affairs, headed by the Minister of Jerusalem and Jewish Tradition, Meir Frosh. The Ministerial Committee will deal with matters relating to Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, including its development and the welfare of its residents, as well as matters relating to the authorities in Greater Jerusalem.
Encouraging visits to the Western Wall
Also on the agenda is the establishment of the Am Olam project in Jerusalem, at a total cost of NIS 60 million for 2023-2024. The project will include educational, cultural and tourism activities that will deal with the commitment to a common Jewish destiny and harnessing visitors to a commitment to mutual responsibility, cohesion and social action in the name of Jewish tradition and Jewish heritage and out of connection to the Jewish people in Israel and around the world.
In addition, the government will increase the budgetary framework of the plan to upgrade infrastructure and encourage visits to the Western Wall plaza. The Ministry of Immigrant Absorption will approve the Young Immigrant to Jerusalem program. The Ministry of Heritage formulated a national plan to expose ancient Jerusalem. The Ministry of Economy formulated a plan to encourage employment in the city.
Working together with the Minister of Construction and Housing, Rabbi Yitzhak Goldknopf, together with the Minister of Jerusalem and Jewish Tradition, Meir Frosh, as part of the Gift of Jerusalem, a series of state lands throughout the city will be handed over to the municipality, which will transfer them to various institutions operating in the city.
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