Israeli Ministers Reject 'Free Dishwasher Bill' For Charedim

By JPost
Posted on 01/02/22 | News Source: JPost

The Ministerial Committee on Legislation voted Sunday morning to reject United Torah Judaism (UTJ) MK Meir Porush's bill that would give every family with at least four kids a free dishwasher.

Porush proposed the bill because of a new tax on disposable plates that took effect two months ago.

The committee rejected a bill by UTJ MK Yakov Asher to fund family members of victims of the Meron disaster.

"These families should have received financial aid eight long months ago, every day that passes is torture," said UTJ Asher.

"The government continues to neglect the Meron victims' families," said Shai Tzarfati at the committee meeting, Maariv journalist Arik Bender tweeted.

Tzarfati's father was killed in the Mount Meron tragedy: "The government continues to delay the compensation deal - this time it was three months, last time it was eight. This is the government's way of saying to the families, loud and clear: We don't care about you."

The head of the committee, Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar said he supports providing funding to the families but wants it to be done via government allocations, not a bill.

The committee delayed voting on a bill sponsored by Likud MK Nir Barkat that would officially designate the 15th day of Sivan as being an annual Day of Unity, to mark the anniversary of the 2014 kidnapping and murder of teens Eyal Yifrah, Gil-Ad Shaer and Naftali Frenkel.