mako.co.il | Anger among restaurateurs and pool operators following Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz's
recording: In a recording released last night (Sunday) in the "Main
Edition", the minister admitted that the green label is in some cases
intended to put pressure on vaccine opponents, and is not always based
on epidemiological motive. Restaurateurs and pool owners, to whom
Horowitz specifically referred, claim to have known all along that they
serve as "Pfizer sales promotions," and that there is no other reason to
ban outdoor seating or the use of public pools. Some parents and
medical officials have also expressed opposition to the use of the green
label, especially on children.
"We
were not surprised by the Health Minister's statement last night, it is
quite clear to us that the Israeli government has made us Pfizer's
sales promoters," Shai Berman, CEO of the Restaurant Association, told
N12. Tens of percent in redemptions. "Unfortunately,
the Israeli government has chosen to dump its water on us and we expect
a constitutional committee to convene tomorrow to immediately repeal
the green label, at least in everything related to outer spaces, for
which there is no epidemiological basis for limiting a green label."
Nir
Oz, chairman of the organization of swimming pools and sports centers,
also did not like what he heard. "There is no doubt that we have become
the executive arm of the Ministry of Health and the enforcement arm of
the Israel Police," Oz claimed. We need to check who is not vaccinated
and send home. We have become the black workers of law enforcement. "
"We
are unable to raise our heads. And the health minister's call has
revealed the truth we have been shouting about for months. The swimming
pools and sports centers have been slammed and collapsed one by one in
vain. It is already clear that there are no
infections in swimming pools."
There are those who understand Horowitz's rationale - but even that is not enough
Although
business owners from other industries understood the importance of the
green label in its role as a promoter of immunization, they argued that
one way or another they should make sure that they deserve the
appropriate compensation for any harm to activity. "As
someone who has vaccinated myself, I believe that the solution to the
corona crisis lies in vaccines, so I understand the rationale behind the
Minister of Health's decision," Adv. Roi Cohen, president of Lahav, the
Chamber of Independent and Business Organizations in Israel, told N12.
"At
the same time, it should be understood that any such decision has a
heavy economic significance that falls mainly on the self-employed and
business owners in Israel. "The heat of summer and the holidays.
Therefore, Lahav's demand on all 64 member organizations is to price any
restriction that harms the business sector. Compensation for every
character."
Yaron
Sela, from the gym organization, added: "The health and fitness
industry has long depended between heaven and earth in an impossible
situation of uncertainty. Blaming one government office or another is
irrelevant, the Corona plague is an ongoing event and the economic
struggle must receive the attention of the government. "Just like the
health deal. I met with Finance Minister Lieberman, who understands the
incident. I am convinced that he will act correctly for the benefit of
businesses that are harmed over time due to the corona crisis."
Parents angry: "Delusional to require children to be tested every day"
Even
in the medical world there are those who claim that if the green mark
is intended to increase immunization, there is no reason to apply it to
children aged 12-3, who cannot be vaccinated and are required to perform
corona tests daily. "The
green mark is unnecessary. There is no other country in the world that
requires a green mark in schools from the age of three onwards. This is a
phenomenon that does not exist and is completely absurd," Prof. Shoshi
Altuvia, a researcher in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular
Genetics at the Hebrew University and Hadassah Ein School of Medicine,
told N12. -vineyard.
"We
tell those who carry the green label that they are ostensibly
protected, while in practice there is no protection and infection
continues even among the vaccinated. This is not the practice all over
the world and this is not a democratic state. On the move - the green
mark today is meaningless and misses the mark. "
The current situation is particularly troubling for parents who are forced to check on their children frequently. Eric
Kaplan, a father of four and chairman of the parents' leadership in
Jerusalem, told N12: "If the purpose of the green label is to encourage
immunization, it's a bit delusional that children of these ages are
required to be tested every day. "Tests are important, which cannot be ignored, but ways must be found to enable as normal a life as possible."