During wartime: Minister Barkat flew 30 times in the last term

Economy Minister Nir Barkat leads the list of ministers who flew abroad in the last term, with 30 flights, 160 days abroad, and a cost of about 5.7 million shekels. He is followed by Haim Katz (25 flights), Miri Regev (16), Idit Silman (8), and Amichai Chikli (6). The data was received from the Freedom of Information Movement.

Economy Minister Nir Barkat is the leading minister in foreign flights in the current term, with 30 flights, 160 days abroad, and a cumulative cost of 5,713,308 shekels. The data, received from the Freedom of Information Movement, was published on N12. He is followed by Welfare Minister Haim Katz (25 flights, cost not published due to non-submission of data), Transportation Minister Miri Regev (16 flights, 122 days, cost 1,348,933 shekels), Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman (8 flights, 36 days, cost 750,000 shekels), and Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli (6 flights, 25 days, cost 29,700 shekels). The CEO of the Freedom of Information Movement, Attorney Hidi Negev, said that ministers who were abroad for more than 80-120 days a year "escaped" while being members of the political-security cabinet, and that "the public will judge." The article presents the data using value-laden terminology such as "wasted" and "astronomical sum," but does not provide details on the purpose of each trip or distinguish between necessary and unnecessary trips.