Northern Residents Demand Netanyahu Protect Budgets Ahead of Government Meeting
Translated & summarized from Maariv by baba
Moshe Davidovitch, chairman of the Forum for northern residents, is demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu protect budgets for defense, rehabilitation, and services ahead of a government meeting. The demands include funding for the "Shield of the North" program and other allocations for the confrontation line. Davidovitch stressed the moral necessity of these funds for maintaining essential services and community resilience.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Northern residents' forum chairman Moshe Davidovitch urged PM Netanyahu to protect vital budgets.
- The demands cover defense, rehabilitation, and resident services for the confrontation line.
- The "Shield of the North" program for fortifying homes and facilities is included.
- Exemption for equalization grants to municipalities along the confrontation line is requested.
- Davidovitch called it immoral to cut rehabilitation budgets for northern residents.
Ahead of a critical government meeting scheduled for Sunday, Moshe Davidovitch, chairman of the Forum representing northern residents, has urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to safeguard crucial budgets for defense, rehabilitation, and resident services. Davidovitch stated that Netanyahu had previously committed to these funds during a meeting with local authority heads.
The specific budgets in question include the "Shield of the North" program, aimed at fortifying homes and educational, cultural, and recreational facilities. The demands also encompass all government decisions pertaining to the confrontation line, covering education, welfare, subsidized daycare, health, employment, rehabilitation, demographic growth, infrastructure, and community resilience.
Davidovitch emphasized the moral imperative to protect rehabilitation budgets, stating, "It is not moral to harm their rehabilitation budgets in all aspects of life." He further requested that equalization grants from the Ministry of Interior, designated for authorities along the confrontation line, be exempted to ensure these municipalities can continue providing essential services and meet their obligations.
In a letter to Netanyahu, Davidovitch outlined the necessity for local authorities to maintain service continuity, bolster community resilience, and advance settlement rehabilitation, all while navigating a complex security, economic, and social reality. He stressed that these goals are unattainable without the full allocation of promised government funds.
Davidovitch asked the Prime Minister to instruct the government secretary to explicitly anchor an exemption in a decision, covering both dedicated budgets for the confrontation line and funds allocated from various government ministries for this purpose.
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