Cabinet Communiqué
(Communicated by the Cabinet Secretariat)
At the weekly Cabinet meeting today (Sunday, 26 May 2013):
1. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the following remarks:
„Today we will start national emergency
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Minister Gilad Erdan will brief us in detail on the issue. The threats
against the Israeli home front have significantly increased in recent years.
Israel is the most threatened state in the world; it is under missile and
rocket threat. We are prepared for any scenario.
In recent years we have significantly increased the preparedness of the home
front vis-à-vis such attacks and other stacks. We are investing billions so
that the home front will be better protected and better prepared. We are
investing in Iron Dome, sirens, shelters, structural reinforcement, and
improved early warning systems. We will make legislative changes so as to
adapt the legal reality in the State of Israel to the security reality and
the concomitant threats.
An appreciable proportion of these changes have already been seen. It was
possible to see them in the functioning of the home front during Operation
Pillar of Defense, but even so one must remember that it is difficult to
achieve complete protection. In the end, no protection can be a substitute
for the striking power of the IDF and the stamina and strength of the
Israeli public in time of attack.
I thank – in advance – the public, ministers and ministries for their
cooperation, for the important work of the IDF and Home Front Command.
Through cooperation we will be better prepared.”
2. Home Front Defense Minister Erdan, Home Front Defense Ministry
Director-General Gabi Ofir and GOC Home Front Command Maj.-Gen. Eyal
Eizenberg briefed ministers on the national home front exercise due to take
place between 26-30 May 2013 in the framework of national emergency week.
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3. Pursuant to Article 12 of the 1959 State Service Law (Appointments), the
cabinet appointed Yossi Silman as Director-General of the Social Welfare and
Social Services Ministry.
4. Pursuant to UEFA’s decision to hold its Under 21 Championship in
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Cabinet decided to allocate NIS 4.1 million in support of the tournament.
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5. The Cabinet decided to amend a 2009 decision regarding the definition of
national development priority areas and communities. Please click
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6. The Cabinet decided to authorize the Ministerial Committee on Legislation
to discuss, and inform the Knesset regarding, the Cabinet’s desire to apply
Article 1 of the 1993 Continuity Law to the 2012 draft law on socio-economic
changes (increasing competition), which amends legislation on cartels.
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7. The Cabinet approved the draft 2013 Vehicle licensing Law. Please click
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