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NEWS
NIS 19 Million Allocated for Kosel Area Improvements
by Betzalel Kahn
The government has allocated NIS 19 million ($4.3 million) to
continue making improvements on the various access routes to
the Kosel Maarovi as well as security arrangements in the
area.
According to the government decision the funding will be
divided as follows: NIS 2 million from the Transportation
Ministry, NIS 2 million from the Housing Ministry, NIS 3
million from the Israel Lands Administration, NIS 4 million
from the Tourism Ministry, NIS 2 million from the Welfare
Ministry, NIS 2 million from the Internal Security Ministry,
NIS 2 million from the Defense Ministry and NIS 2 million
from the Education Ministry.
This funding will be used to repair hazards in the Western
Wall Plaza and to improve security, faulty access routes,
lack of overhead shelter for winter and summer, faulty
lighting and electrical problems, the access road, the lack
of signs to provide directions and explanations, development
work, and more.
The government decision stated that in the past as well, the
government decided to earmark funding for improvements to the
Western Wall Plaza, but though these projects were carried
out much work remained to be done in the area to help
accommodate the many visitors who come to pray there.
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