Employees of the Ministry of Culture and Sports have announced that they are waiving the 200 tickets allocated to them for Saturday night's game between the Israeli national soccer team and Argentina.

According to the workers' committee, the move stems from "the heavy feeling of discomfort among the workers" with the publication of the fact that many tickets were reserved for them. According to them, the negative light exhibited in the media led to an erosion of their image as public servants.