MKs Blame Attorney General: “Children Of Avreichim Were Expelled From Supervised Daycares!”

Following the tragedy at the Chareidi daycare in the Romema neighborhood of Jerusalem early Monday afternoon, former Interior Minister MK Moshe Arbel of Shas was the first Knesset member to note that “the writing was on the wall.”

The incident occurred at a private Chareidi daycare in Romema, which was operating without a license.

Arbel said, “In the State of Israel, the children of illegal infiltrators are entitled to daycares and kindergartens. But in the name of the fight against the Chareidi public, the children of avreichim are expelled from supervised daycares.”

‘The cries of innocent babies and toddlers call out from the earth. We must all stop the persecution—children’s lives must be kept outside of any political struggle!’”

Former Welfare Minister, Shas MK Yoav Ben Tzur said: “In the determined struggle I waged to continue subsidies for daycare centers for avreichim, I warned and cried out in dozens of documents to the Attorney General’s Office about the grave danger of canceling subsidies for supervised daycare centers and pushing thousands of families into unsupervised daycares.”

“Sadly, today the concern proved to be a true outcry. The writing was on the wall. Helpless babies paid with their lives because of forceful and irresponsible decisions that harm helpless babies first and foremost.”

Journalist Yisrael Cohen said, “The blood is on their hands! Just a reminder that the Attorney General and the judicial system pushed an entire Chareidi public to the wall, canceled daycare subsidies for Chareidi toddlers, and parents were forced to move them to private daycares. Today’s tragic incident is the painful and bitter result.”

Shas Chairman Rabbi Aryeh Deri addressed the daycare tragedy in Jerusalem:

“My heart breaks at the sight of infants being evacuated to intensive care. We share in the profound sorrow of the families and pray for the recovery of the injured.

With all the pain, it must be said clearly: daycare centers must not be operated without supervision! ונשמרתם מאוד לנפשותיכם.

At the same time, a deep reckoning is required. Who can say, ’ידינו לא שפכו את הדם הזה? When a very large population is pushed all at once into distress, people are forced to seek alternative solutions, and the consequences can be harsh and bitter.”