Olmert: Israel has Sufficient Food for Emergency

Arutz 7 ^ | 6 March 2003

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Olmert: Israel has Sufficient Food for Emergency

Minister of Industry and Trade, Ehud Olmert says that Israel has enough food to supply public need in an emergency.

The ministry’s director general, Amir Hiyak has told Olmert that in the last two months, the ministry has made all the necessary preparations to rapidly respond to any emergency occurrence. The director also reported that Israel maintains a sufficent supply of basic food stuffs to supply the needs of the population in the event of an emergency.

Mr Hiyak reported that the ministry has set up special teams in every region (Jerusalem, Haifa, Tel Aviv, etc) that would ensure a steady supply of necessities during an emergency, both to the pulic and to essential industries. Around 200 essential factories have been identified to serve general economic needs and another 200 factories that manufacture food items. Workers at these plants would be required to remain on the job in an emergency.

The ministry also keeps a close watch on essential goods whose prices have been limited by special order, such as mineral water, plastic and tape for sealing rooms, and batteries. According to the minsitry, businesses have gotten used to government supervision of these items and are not price gouging.

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I wonder if we will ever be as organzied as the Isrealis?

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Having lived in both countries, I'd say Israel is both more and less organized. Sometimes I think it's organized chaos :) Seriously, though, it is easier to organize a small country of 6.5 million than a large country of 280 million.