Israelis on the streets of Tel Aviv, May 23, 2021. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
Members of the Health Ministry’s national forum for dealing with the coronavirus outbreak said Monday that no discussions had been held with experts ahead of Health Minister Yuli Edelstein’s announcement that almost all remaining virus restrictions will be lifted at the beginning of next month.
According to the Kan public broadcaster, one unnamed member of the forum expressed great surprise at the decision and raised questions as to the motives behind it.
Others told the outlet that they had only heard about the decision from news reports and suspected there were political motives behind the move.