Housing Minister (Kulanu) Yoav Gallant responded to a query from chareidi Members of Knesset regarding plans for construction for the chareidi sector. The minister promised “We will build areas specifically for the chareidi sector that they can live in”.

The query was posed by MKs Yisrael Eichler and Menachem Eliezer Moses, pertaining to the cost of housing in Beit Shemesh. The minister addressed the housing shortage in the chareidi community, saying “I do not believe we are ignoring any sector. In my tours and visits of many areas we are seeking to find housing solutions”.

“A month or two ago I was with the chareidi sector, not for the first time. I was in Elad, Modi’in Illit, the chareidi area of Beit Shemesh as well as the non-chareidi area and much is being done”.

Gallant added he views everyone as equal and he is not ignoring any sector. He promised construction specifically for the chareidi tzibur in various areas of Israel, including in existing chareidi cities and elsewhere, stating “chareidim must live in comfortable affordable housing”.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)