According to Behadrei, MK Yasmin Fridman (Yesh Atid), and joined on by members of the coalition across the various parties, has proposed a law that would prohibit the import of live animals into Israel for the purpose of slaughter - for meat. the law, if it would pass, will actually limit the imports, after approval by a minister, decreasing by 25% each year.

Much of the meat in Israel is actually from animals that were imported alive. They are brought to Israel, kept for a while and fattened up, and then slaughtered. A lot of these animals are brought in from South America and form various European countries. The purpose of this law is to put an end to the painful journey of these animals brought in from Israel just to be slaughtered.

While this law proposal would seemingly cause the price of meat to go up, at the same time, according to Behadrei, the coalition is also working on law proposals that would make the price of meat cheaper by increasing the import of meat and also by encouraging the increase of cattle raised in Israel.

As I said above, the initiative is for the purpose of lessening the tzaar baalei chaim of these animals, which is a good thing, but perhaps this is something that should be delayed a bit until the prices and cost of living stabilize a bit. Right now, according to the news, as I write this, PM Naftali Bennett and Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman are meeting for Finance Ministry officials to put together a plan to reverse the increasing rise in prices right now. Delaying such moves that would directly cause prices to rise might be a start.