Brain-eating amoeba panic in the Sea of Galilee: The urgent demand of the Tiberias mayor

Tiberias Mayor Yossi Naba'a demands that Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich convene an emergency meeting within 48 hours following the panic over the brain-eating amoeba in the Sea of Galilee. Naba'a reports an unusual wave of cancellations at hotels, restaurants, and attractions, and a drastic decline in tourism activity in the city, precisely during the holiday season. He requests rapid compensation, grants, and a government campaign to restore public trust.

Tiberias Mayor Yossi Naba'a has urgently appealed to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to convene an emergency meeting within 48 hours, against the backdrop of the panic over the brain-eating amoeba in the Sea of Galilee. Naba'a reports an unusual wave of cancellations at hotels, restaurants, attractions, and tourism businesses in the city, and a drastic decline in the volume of activity, precisely during the holiday season, which is one of the peak periods for the industry. According to him, the economic damage is severe and comes after tourism businesses have yet to recover from the crisis following the war. Naba'a seeks to promote a rapid compensation framework, assistance grants, liquidity relief, and a government campaign to restore public trust in Tiberias and the Sea of Galilee. He emphasized that the Sea of Galilee is one of Israel's most important natural, heritage, and tourism assets, and demands immediate government intervention.