Should we keep Palestinian workers out of Israel? - comment
With current restrictions on Palestinians with worker permits able to enter Israel from the West Bank for work, threre is now a critical shortage of laborers.
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With current restrictions on Palestinians with worker permits able to enter Israel from the West Bank for work, threre is now a critical shortage of laborers.
The Amendment Was Ratified by a Vote of 58 Lawmakers in Favor and 44 Opposed. Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel of Netanyahu's Likud Party Was Absent From the Vote and Likud MK Yuli Edelstein Initially Voted in Favor, but Later Asked to Amend His Vote to Abstain
(JNS) – Israel’s Socioeconomic Cabinet on Sunday evening voted to recommend not reintroducing tens and thousands of Palestinian workers from Judea and Samaria into the country’s pre-1967 lines. The measure was reportedly opposed by almost all 15 members of the Socioeconomic Cabinet, which is smaller than the full government but includes the finance and economy […]
What has remained unchanged? First, a tendency to put off tough decisions; an inclination to kick the can down the road.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attacked the opposition and even employees of his ministry, calling the latter antisemitic, due to opposing the funds for settlements.