Netanyahu canceled Shabbos work - and caused transport chaos

Crisis assemblies: The prime minister demanded to completely disable the train work on Shabbos, but did so only a few minutes before Shabbos, causing chaos in transportation and media blitz against him, however, in his statement Netanyahu accused Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz of trying to cause a crisis between Haredim to the government and influence the secular society against Netanyahu.

Post launched shortly before the Shabbos said: "The Prime Minister instructed to suspend working on the train on Shabbos. The prime minister made this decision after having received conflicting reports from the Ministry of Transport about the need to work on Shabbos, contradictions created by the crisis of confidence with MK Katz.

"Just a month ago, Katz met with leaders of the religious party and promised them that there will not be any work on the Shabbos. Shortly thereafter Katz stunned the heads of the religious party when he gave instructions to carry out dozens of operations on Shabbos.

"Katz argued that it was necessary to carry out the works on Saturdays and on weekdays in order not to disturb traffic. But this claim is contradicted by a fact Katz covered from the Prime Minister that he would soon shut the rail traffic for eight consecutive days, including weekdays. Downtime is expected to create many traffic jams and seriously harm the commuting public, including traveling soldiers.

"Last Wednesday Boaz Zephyr, train CEO that 17 of the 20 works on Saturdays can be postponed but shockingly, MK Katz instructed to carry out all work on Shabbos.

There is no way to understand the actions of Katz but as a deliberate attempt to bring unnecessary crisis with the ultra-Orthodox to destabilize the government. Apparently, Katz tries to score points among the general public that isn't aware of the crisis that will be created by dishonoring Shabbos. MK Katz intensifies the crisis he created with his own hands. "

Prime Minister's Office continued further and said that "this is an unnecessary crisis created by Yisrael Katz to undermine the relationship between the Prime Minister and Haredi public, or alternatively to harm the reputation of the Prime Minister in the general public. Outset there was no need to initiate work on the Shabbos. For example, he could have combined the work with the eight-days disabling of the train scheduled to be held in the coming weeks with the approval of the Ministry of transport.

"Israel Katz holds the commuters and soldiers hostage in unnecessary and initiated crisis after a failed attempt to take over the Likud institutions. Prime Minister is shocked by the cynical offense of Katz and is doing everything possible to reduce the harm.

Coalition chairman MK David Bitan addressed the issue with intelligence and said that "there is a crisis of confidence between the PM and the MK of Transport. It will be difficult to reverse the situation but we must try to do so by talking to the Likud and the government. We expect the Likud ministers to work together with Prime Minister".
Train Crisis will be handled in a way none emergency work will not be done on shabbos and while making sure that the general public will not be bothered.

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