Minister of Agriculture Uri Ariel (Jewish Home) sent a letter to the mayor of Tiberius, Ron Kobi, requesting the cancellation of the planned festival on the promenade in Tiberias and involving desecration of the Sabbath.
"The events are unfortunate and harm the religious residents of the city and cause mass desecration of the Sabbath," Ariel wrote. "I was sorry to hear about the decision to deliberately desecrate the Sabbath, regardless of the residents who observe Shabbat. Tiberias is a model for multi-diversity and inclusion of all its inhabitants. Therefore, there is no need to break the good neighborliness and lead to harm to many residents. "