The restaurateurs are furious at the Corona Cabinet's decision to limit their activity

The restaurateurs are furious at the Corona Cabinet's decision today (Friday) to impose new restrictions on the gathering, according to which only ten people can stay inside restaurants and cafes smaller than 80 square meters, and outside the building another 30 people can stay. According to the new restrictions, in larger places Up to 20 people can stay inside the building and another 30 outside.
Shai Berman, CEO of the Restaurant Association, said that “the approval of the new character on Friday, hours before Shabbat, is a political snatch designed to please a particular public and take care solely of the integrity of the government. It has nothing to do with maintaining public health. "
He added that "the decision today is contrary to our agreements with Prof. Gamzo on an outline that will be formulated transparently and in consultation with us. The feeling that arises from the field is that the restaurant owners do not intend to honor an order created abruptly and without any health logic." Berman said that at the beginning of the week, the union will publish a purple sign on its behalf that will, he says, maintain the health of customers but also allow restaurateurs to continue to operate their businesses.
Tomer Moore, CEO of Strong Restaurants Together, also spoke out against comparing restaurants to synagogues. Moore who explained that the decision would particularly hurt small businesses that are having the most difficulty of all.
"While the culture industry is opening up and the sky is opening up, decision makers continue to hurt hundreds of thousands of citizens instead of benefiting them," Moore added, adding that many of his colleagues do not intend to meet the new guidelines. . That they will not be surprised when they do not meet the guidelines, "Moore said.