MK Eitan Ginzburg (Yesh Atid) said Thursday evening that despite the "resignation" of Shas ministers, the government ministries they vacated are still run by their appointees, and all decisions are approved by them. Ginzburg made the statement in response to the Interior Ministry's demand not to open the Big Passion mall in Glilot on Shabbat, as reported by N12.
MK Eitan Ginzburg (Yesh Atid) criticized the ongoing influence of Shas-appointed officials in ministries whose ministers formally resigned, in remarks reported by N12 on Thursday evening. The statement came in response to the Interior Ministry's directive to the Ramat Hasharon municipality to enforce a municipal bylaw banning Saturday business operations at the Big Passion mall in Glilot — a letter that Ginzburg said illustrates that Shas personnel continue to effectively run those ministries even after the ministers' departure. As The Zioneer reported earlier Thursday, Interior Ministry Director-General Israel Ozen called to prohibit the mall's Shabbat opening, citing the existing bylaw. Ginzburg's comments add a political dimension to the administrative move, framing it as evidence that the formal resignation of Shas ministers has not curtailed the party's operational control over government offices.
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