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Bennett Shares ‘Good News’ at Coronavirus Cabinet
By Shmuel Smith
Sunday, October 3, 2021 at 2:32 pm | כ"ז תשרי תשפ"ב
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They are also considering shelving the Green Pass regime in favor of the more lenient “purple badge” mandate for outdoor restaurant spaces, gyms, outdoor events, swimming pools, museums and libraries.
Purple badge restrictions mean anyone can access the locations, provided that social distancing rules are enforced and overcrowding is avoided.
Meanwhile, some Israelis were red with anger at the imposition of the Green Pass, which requires vaccination and testing to enter public venues.
Scores of Israelis staged demonstrations around the country in protest, with convoys of cars clogging morning commutes as many Israelis returned to work Sunday after the Chagim. Opponents of the system said it is a form of forced vaccination.
“We are totally against any forced vaccinations, or any forced medications, and we are totally against doing anything to our children and grandchildren that we don’t agree with,” Sarah Felt, who protested along the main highway connecting Yerushalayim and Tel Aviv, told the Associated Press.
