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Izrael- novi propisi za preživjele Holokausta
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New benefits approved for Holocaust survivors
Omri Efraim
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Finance Minister Yair Lapid instructed to compare the conditions of Holocaust survivors who arrived to Israel after October 1953 to the conditions of survivors who arrived in the country prior to that date. Some NIS 300 million ($86.7 million) will be allocated to fund the new legislation.
Following the decision, the Finance Ministry will initiate legislation procedures that will include allocating the necessary sum to fund the 18,500 Holocaust survivors . The ministry is planning to move the bill to the Knesset's vote in 2014. ...
Benefits will also be handed in the form of funding medical treatment for Holocaust-affiliated diseases. The Holocaust survivors recognized in the new legislation will also be entitled for next-of-kin pension for 36 months after passing, and in the case of an increased pension, the spouse will receive the payments for the rest of their lives.
Colette Avital, head of the Center of Organizations of Holocaust Survivors, praised the decision. "Righting this wrong is a great historical moment. The survivors were not to blame for not arriving sooner to Israel, and now they will receive the benefits they were naturally entitled to."
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