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Netanyahu: "We Won't Restore Children's Allowances"

By Yechiel Sever

In a speech before a gathering of executives on Sunday, Opposition Chairman MK Binyamin Netanyahu expressed his reservations over the Children's Allowances policies and reiterated the approach he took against the underclass. He said he does not intend to restore Children's Allowances, instead calling for a continuation of "the process of returning the chareidim and Arabs to the work force."

Netanyahu's remarks ran counter to remarks made on several occasions recently to the effect that the harsh budget cuts he carried out took place when the national treasury was empty and now that the coffers are full, some of the funding can be restored.

In response to the Opposition Chairman's remarks, MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni said, "Netanyahu brought an economic holocaust on the underclass and the middle class by taking away from Children's Allowances, unlike the rest of the Western world, which provides much greater support than in the State of Israel, and even in places where there are no allotments protection is provided for the underclass.

"He increased the social gaps separating the rich and poor. Everybody knows he wrought severe social damage in Israel, and above all he is waging an ideological campaign against the chareidi public, a campaign for which he won't be forgiven. I offer him my praise for continuing to reveal his true self so that all of us know who we're dealing with."

 

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