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MK Naama Lazimi Breaks Down in Tears Urging Passage of Public Housing Purchase Law

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First reported by Ynet · Jul 14, 2026

What happened

MK Naama Lazimi emotionally urged the Knesset to advance a bill allowing public housing tenants to buy their apartments, highlighting the bill's importance for families facing poverty. Deputy Speaker Michel Buskila was moved to tears during her speech. Lazimi called on the government to increase housing stock and budgets and urged immediate action to pass the bill this session.

01MK Naama Lazimi cried during a Knesset speech advocating for the Ran Cohen public housing purchase bill.
02The bill would allow public housing tenants to buy their apartments at a discount.
03Lazimi read a letter from a mother of a disabled child living in public housing to highlight the bill's importance.
04Deputy Knesset Speaker Michel Buskila was visibly moved and also teared up.
05Lazimi urged the government to increase public housing stock and budgets instead of blocking the bill.
06She called for the bill’s promotion to resume during the current Knesset session.

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