Are the ultra-Orthodox also discriminated against in the location of government offices in their areas? Shaya P., a resident of the city of Modi'in Illit, wanted to register his son in the appendix attached to the identity card. A seemingly simple operation. However, when he tried to find out the address of the branch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in his area, he discovered to his surprise that in the city where he lives, which has over 60,000 residents, there is no branch of this elementary government office.
An examination by Haredim10 shows that in the settlement of Elkana, for example, which has hundreds of families, there is a branch of the Ministry of Interior, while the third largest Haredi city has neither a branch of the Ministry of Interior nor a branch of the Ministry of Health.
So what do you do anyway? You call the Ministry of Interior's information center and hear that there is a branch in the nearby city of Modi'in-Maccabim-Reut. You have to lug around two buses, but it's still close.
But then he found out that the branch in Modi'in is only intended for residents of the city of Modi'in. Citizens coming from the city of Modi'in Illit are not allowed entry.
As such, the dispatcher suggested that he look for the Ministry of the Interior in the city of Jerusalem, or in the cities of Ramla and Lod.
Residents of the city contacted by a Haredim10 reporter expressed their anger. They were surprised to discover that there is a branch in the neighboring city, but it is not intended for them. "Most residents living in Kiryat Sefer do not have a car, and they are forced to 'haul' two buses to Ramla or Jerusalem to arrange any minor matter at the government offices.".
This government exclusion of the ultra-Orthodox joins the Modi'in municipality's decision to ban entry to the 'Anaba' municipal park to residents of the city of Modi'in Elite. We were unable to receive a response from the Ministry of the Interior - we will publish it when it arrives.
Below is the transcript of the conversation with the operator:
Hello, this is Limor speaking.
Did I arrive at the branch in Kiryat Sefer?
You didn't arrive at the Modi'in branch.
I need a service for elite intelligence.
Where do you live?
Kiryat Sefer. Where can I get service?
Only in Lod.
Why not at the Ministry of the Interior in Modi'in?.
Because the service is only provided to residents of Modi'in and Maccabim Re'ut.
But I live nearby, why do I have to go all the way to Lod?
Here, some of the employees are employees of the Modi'in municipality.
Isn't this declared a government office?
Contact the Ministry of the Interior and they will give you answers there.
But you just said it's a government office.
Don't put words in my mouth.
But you come back like a parrot. You said it's an office where people work, part of a government office.
Here they only provide service to the residents of Modiin Maccabim Reut.
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