Tuesday, December 14, 2021
With the Israel government agreeing to update a list of banned countries due to high corona virus infection rates, a move that could reduce flights abroad, Finance Minister AvigdorLiberman said that those working in the tourism industry need to find new jobs.
“As for travel agents and tour guides, it should be said: Start changing professions,” said Liberman during a Sunday cabinet meeting.
“We, as experts in the tourism industry, know that there is a high demand to come [for services],” YoavRotem, a tour guide.
“Whoever closes my workplace, and disables me — I’m not unemployed, I’m disabled. It’s him, and his government,” Rotem said, criticizingLiberman.
Due to the increasing Omicron COVID-19 variant late last month, the Israel government took the far-reaching steps of closing its borders to foreigners for two weeks. On Thursday evening, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett ordered the rulingto be extended for an additional 10 days.
Explaining the decision Bennett said, “We want to delay [Omicron’s] entry into the country through the restrictions at Ben Gurion Airport, and, at the same time, take advantage of these precious days to increase everyone’s immunity. We are not protected enough at the moment.”
In the meantime, the list of banned countries was updated to include the United Kingdom and Denmark, said the Health Ministry of Israel.
Israel Health Ministry Nitzan Horowitz said that additional countries will be classified as “red” in the coming days, and added that the government does not currently plan to restrict international travel entirely.
He also urged Israelis to abstain from non-essential travel overseas.
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