“Condemns that Maccabi Tel Aviv did not obey instructions”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu He visited Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday, whose players did not go into isolation despite instructions from the Ministry of Health and took off to Belgrade. Netanyahu is discussing further preparations for the implications of the Corona virus with the participation of the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Economy, the Governor of the Bank of Israel, the head of the NSC, and the office of CEOs.

Netanyahu said: “I really appreciate Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball, but I condemn the fact that they did not obey these instructions and violated them. In this way, we put many citizens at risk of infection. Respect the instructions. ”

“This meeting is a follow-up discussion to the treatment we are facing in the financial challenge posed by the Corona. I will give the good news first. The good news is that the Israeli economy is in good shape, even very good. We are starting this crisis in a very robust economy, which is of course true of almost all Western countries. The bad news is that nobody knows how this epidemic will spread, where it will come and what prices it will financially charge. That is why we are preparing for what has already happened, and for what can happen. ”

“The first step I am announcing today is that by Sunday, the Minister of Finance will set up an emergency fund to help flow business that is vital to the functioning of the economy. The next step will be that as the crisis develops, the Ministry of Finance, in coordination with the Bank of Israel, will offer tools to help flow to businesses that are in distress following the crisis. ”

“As I said, I think we are addressing this crisis both healthily and financially, on the best side, but that does not mean that we do not face major challenges. In this regard, too, I ask the companies, wives and businessmen, business owners, to act in coordination with the government ministries. Also obey the instructions, and be prepared. ”