State Comptroller's report leak: Atias cared for the Haredi sector

Whoever thought that replacing the Israel State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss with Joseph Shapiro will at least leak reports not yet published, realized he was wrong this evening. There were those who criticized Lindenstrauss for "making sure" to leak his reports to empower airing. It turns out there is someone who cares to leak also reports for other visitors, not 'suspected' of pursuit of publicity.

State Comptroller's report that some of it leaked this evening to news 10 criticizes the former Housing Minister, MK Ariel Atias, who also served as chairman of the Israel Lands Administration. According to the report, Atias allegedly intervened in administrative decisions for the benefit of the Haredi public.

According to the report, Atias intervened in 2011 in about 50 cases. In 2012 he also intervened in many cases. According to the report, he has caused economic damage to the state with his intervention in various projects, with the main criticism that focuses on intervening in favor of the ultra-Orthodox.

Among other the comptroller shows as an example the intervention in the project "Ahisemech' in Lod, when the original plan was to build 3,000 housing units for a population-based public, but the minister, who met dozens of times with the manager, intervened so that the project will be altered and adjusted to the Haredi sector.

Another example relates to the compound, Nechalim, Petach Tikva, where 1,200 housing units were planned, and transformed with the municipality of Petah Tikva for housing units appropriate for the religious public.

Several months the comptroller spoke with MK Atias. The later was shocked to hear the claims alleged against him, and explained that that is how he saw his role – going into detail, while ensuring that every project will be marketed and reach the finish line for the better. Regarding the project Ahisemech for example, everyone remembers how the place was purchased by Orthodox auctions, and that is while the buildings themselves were multi-story buildings which are not suitable for marketing to the Haredi sector. Atias, who was known as an intensive Minister who descends details, made sure the compounds will be adjusted to the buyers, with the understanding that this is exactly what the role requires of him.

Recall, the sectoral reference to Atias was already criticized by various factors both in Likud and other secular parties in the election campaign. The climax was reached when Netanyahu announced to the entire nation that the Minister he will appoint will not be of sectarian position. No need to mention that the current Minister MK Uri Ariel, is the most sectoral, although not necessarily belonging to the Haredi sector. Atias also was the one who won the Yisrael Beiteinu Chairman Avigdor Lieberman struggle around the issue of criteria for eligibility, other non-income criteria earning capacity to the criteria, while maintaining the interests of the ultra-Orthodox sector, the sector who chose him for the role.

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