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“The country has entered a state of paralysis.”
—Construction and Housing Minister Gen. (res.) Yoav Galant
Galant coined the word “shateket” a nonexistent formulation of the Hebrew word shituk (paralysis) at a conference of the Kohelet Policy Forum to describe the Israeli government’s malaise.
Galant was referring specifically to the large number of legal advisors in each government ministry whose job it is to assist the government in enforcing decisions and provide legal counsel.
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