Look who's promoting institutionalization now

From the UN CRPD website

Last week I was quite optimistic when I learned of the scheduled cabinet debate regarding the proposed grant of tens of millions of shekels to Doron Almog's ADI Negev ["Ministerial scrutiny of Israel's largest institution for children with disabilities?"].   

I  progressed from that to elation when Haaretz, Israel's leading newspaper, published a piece (in Hebrew only at this stage) about the issue this past Friday [תוכנית להרחבת מוסד לאנשים עם מוגבלות מציתה מחלוקת: האם המקום פוגע בדייריו]. 

True, it was only guardedly critical of Almog and his institution for people with disabilities - but it was critical. And that spelled a sea change in the Israeli consensus. 

In its wake I toyed with this upbeat line for my tweet: "One Small Step - or One Giant Leap?" My more grounded husband assured me it was neither (see my Tweet).

And he was so right. 

Because today, the most powerful man in our government posted a tribute to ADI Negev and a veritable hagiography of Doron Almog. On his Facebook page! That's our prime minister to whom I'm referring. The man who is supposed to be tackling existential threats like Omicron, terrorism, Iran's nuclear activities. 

Yes, he actually found the time to promote the institutionalization of babies and children with disabilities far from their families in large, closed residences. 

And he did that with utter disregard for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The treaty that Israel signed onto and then ratified in 2012. 

Today a more apt tweet would be "One Step Forward, Three Steps Back". 

Bizchut is urging everyone to elucidate the above for the prime minister, Naftali Bennett in a comment on his Facebook page. And yes, mine's already there.