What does this study on Coronavirus and the unilateral plan of the Bennett government to ‘reform’ Israeli agriculture have in common?

A year-long study found that people who live near green spaces are less likely to contract SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes the COVID-19 disease.

Proximity to natural green spaces such as forests was found to significantly decrease SARS-CoV-2 infections, according to a study published this month in medRxiv.

The year-long pre-print study, which was conducted in over 3,000 counties in the United States, found that people who live near green spaces are less likely to contract SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes the COVID-19 disease.

As such, this study brings two important reasons to oppose the latest announcement from Finance Minister, Avigdor Liberman that he is pushing through a “reform” of Israeli agriculture. 

It must be stated that when we say “reform” – we are saying the ending of the Israeli government's support of the Agriculture industry which is a livelihood for hundreds of thousands of citizens, and the opening of our country to produce from abroad. The reasoning for this “reform” is simple – to have a wider variety of farm produce at a cheaper price.

But what will the price of a declining farming sector be to Israel as a nation?

• Many Israeli farmers will either stop farming or go bankrupt
• The turning over farmland to commercial building and ending of the few “green areas” Israel has

And there you have it – the common denominator between the Covid report and Liberman’s “reform”.