Jerusalem – Israelis aged 80 and older will no longer have to wait in line in stores and for most services.
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The Knesset passed a bill on Tuesday night that will allow the elderly to receive public services without waiting in line at places such as the post office, bank, supermarket, movie theaters and cultural events.
The measure passed on its second and third reading by a vote of 37-0.
Disabled individuals will still get priority over the elderly.
Social Equality Minister Gila Gamliel of the ruling Likud party called it a “moral and significant law” that is “sorely needed.”
“Serving the elderly first and allowing them to skip lines is something which we as a society would need to do, even if not required by law,” she said after the bill passed. “I have no doubt that this law will help make honoring the elderly become a social norm, so that one day it becomes superfluous.”
A sign of menschlichkeit and koved habrios, shame it is not common here
If you realize all of a sudden everybody is over the age of 80
i rather wait in line and enjoy my age of 39
FYI, there is another perk, if you are a Savta Rabba (great grandmother), you can see your new great grandchild in the hospital, even if it is not regular visiting hours! Very cool.
nice! now I just have to wait a few more years and if I make it, I could enjoy it.
What about parents with children who are screaming? People who are developmentally but not physically challenged?
People in Israel wait in lines?! This is news to me!