The head of the Efrat local council, Oded Revivi, welcomed the rejection of the petition against making the Cave of the Patriarchs accessible.
"I welcome the ruling, which expresses compassion and humanity towards Jews, Arabs and Christians with disabilities who want to visit such a sacred site. It is unfortunate that the way to the approval of the accessibility was windy and required great effort from groups like Btzalmo, which brought up the issue again and again."