JERUSALEM —
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich ignored an appeal from the Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi to
release the 200 million Shekels (JD38,423,501) earmarked for the Arab sector,
citing national security concerns.
اضافة اعلان
The money, which was passed by the previous government and a
remainder from the previous
Netanyahu government, is intended to help resolve
the issue of a lack of education in the Arab sector, The Jerusalem Post
reported.
Hanegbi’s message included a security recommendation that
shows that an increase of education in east Jerusalem has led to a reduction of
terrorism in the city. As a result, he said, Smotrich should release the funds.
Smotrich’s response
Smotrich replied by saying, “These funds are frozen until
there is an inspection and oversight mechanisms in place.”
His office added in a statement to the public that, “the
Arab authorities receive the grant designed to
help weaken authorities just
like any other authority in the State of Israel and based on equal criteria.
There isn't and has never been any justification in the world to favor the Arab
authorities even more and give only them a special grant that the weak
authorities in the Jewish sector do not receive, apart from a political demand
by Abbas who wanted to make political capital on the state budget and bribe his
voters in the Arab sector.”
Mansour Abbas, the leader and representative of the United
Arab List, replied by saying that the Arab authorities are in dire need of
these funds, and lack the most resources out of any authority in the state,
"Without this money, we will feel it directly. Waste removal and the
ability to provide services to the
Arab communities, 130 communities, will be affected.
This will lead to the collapse of the local authorities. They want to return to
the saga in which the central government manages the local government?"
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