MKs demand renewal of Dutch payments to Holocaust survivors - Zeev Klein and Israel Hayom Staff

by Zeev Klein and Israel Hayom Staff

Knesset Finance Committee members enraged after learning of Dutch government's recent decision to stop paying benefits to Holocaust survivors who have immigrated to Israel • Committee chairman demands PM, Foreign Ministry intervene in matter.

Knesset Finance Committee Chairman Moshe Gafni | Photo credit: Dudi Vaaknin

Knesset Finance Committee members were enraged on Tuesday after learning that the Dutch government recently decided to stop paying benefits to Holocaust survivors who have immigrated to Israel.

Finance Committee Chairman Moshe Gafni (United Torah Judaism) demanded that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Foreign Ministry "intervene" on the matter with the Dutch government.

All MKs in attendance at Tuesday's Finance Committee meeting backed Gafni, with one MK saying, "There is consensus within the committee regarding the rights of Holocaust survivors and it is the State of Israel's duty to do everything possible to ensure they receive what they deserve."

Zeev Klein and Israel Hayom Staff

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