The city of Bat Yam has long been on the list of green cities: however, in recent days the municipality has been exposed to the fact that hundreds of people arrive daily - during the "interim" days - on buses from the Haredi cities of Bnei Brak, Modi'in Illit, Elad and other Haredi concentrations, some of which are defined as red.
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Following this, the mayor announced that police and inspectors would be stationed at the entrance to the beach, who would not allow organized buses to enter the beach areas.
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In a post he published this afternoon on his Facebook page, Mayor Zvika Brut wrote:
""These photos were taken this week at the separate beach in Bat Yam. Most of the bathers are not from Bat Yam. They arrived by bus from other cities, some of which are red in terms of coronavirus.".
""I have now announced that from now on, and for three weeks, our beaches will be open but only to city residents freely, and guests from other cities will be asked not to come to them.".
He said, "We worked hard to make Shat Yam a green city, and I am not willing to give up on that. Our police officers and inspectors will stop buses coming from other cities and will not allow them to enter the beach areas.".
He added: "Only 1,000 bathers will be able to enter the separate beach at any given time, to prevent overcrowding.
""We have the beautiful coastline in Israel, and we are very happy to host people from other cities with us. But during this time, human life is more important than anything, and we will be happy to continue hosting you in a few weeks.".
It should be noted that even on the regular beaches there are thousands who come from outside Bat Yam, and recently, coronavirus patients were discovered on these beaches.
One of the surfers wrote to the mayor: "A simple question. When Bat Yam was a red city. Did anyone prevent the residents of Bat Yam from going anywhere? And what if another mayor comes and says there is no entry to Bat Yam? What will it look like?""
Another surfer responded: "In my opinion, this is a wrong idea, especially defiant against the Haredi public, many of whom go to the separate hall in Bat Yam + how do they enforce that only Bat Yam residents enter?""
One of the surfers wrote: "I understand and respect the decision, but for all sectors. On the other hand, announcing that only residents of red cities are not allowed in is much more respectful and will not cause unpleasant discourse about the city. We don't like hearing people talk about the Batimites. We need to find a more delicate solution. Don't forget that many Batimites go out to hang out in other cities.".
Surfer Yaron Doron wrote: "I don't think this measure is legal. The beach belongs to everyone, no matter where they live. Preventing overcrowding during the coronavirus, yes, preventing entry to the beach, no, no.".
Surfer Shaul Stern responded: "The new Ron Kobi. Bat Yam version. Do you have the post in German too? It would sound more authentic.".
A Haredim 10 reporter notes that the mayor initially posted the photos of the bathing on the separate beach, invading the privacy of the Haredi women. Following the criticism leveled at him, he removed the post and posted a new post with blurred photos.
