MK Dov Khenin (Hadash), chairman of the lobby of the right to housing in the Knesset, strongly attacked the approval of the public-housing act that would expand and extend the activities of the National Housing Committees.

“The people demands public housing” (Photo: Activestills)

“Instead of analyzing the failure which is reflected by the lack of approved residential apartments and a complete absence of affordable housing, the government chose to expand and extend this problematic track,” he said. “Applying the National Housing Committees on private lands creates a huge opening for corruption.”