Following the municipality's demand that the Haifa Sailing Association be vacated within a month from the quiet beach in Bat Galim, David Habov recounts the shock of the decision, which he defines as uncompassionate and inhumane, and the fate of the children with special needs for whom the association is a daughter.
severe consequences for the children
David Habov, the former chairman of the Zebulon Haifa sailing association, the center of the group of children with special needs at the Haifa sailing association and the manager of the Facebook page "Autism and the development of abilities in the school of life", talks about the consequences of the municipality's decision to evacuate the sailing association and the enormous significance of the association for the same children.
were taken out of frames
The group of children, consisting of 40 children, young people and adults on the autistic continuum, some of whom have additional physical disabilities, has been accompanied by Habov for a very long time. These are children from the age of 10 and adults up to the age of 27, all of whose activities take place under the auspices of the association that collected them after they were removed from other settings.
The adults are the educators of the young
They come from the special education frameworks, some of them graduated from educational employment frameworks, such as Kfar Galim and the Milman Center and work according to their ability. The adults in the group are the educators of the young people. I have children over 10 years in the framework, who learned and received tools here, how to conduct themselves in society and how to do things correctly and they actually teach, under my management, the young people how to conduct themselves and give them a hand.
"How do you do such a thing?"
The activity is sponsored and thanks to Haifa Cruise and takes place four times a week. On Sundays we surf at the Surf Club on behalf of Haifa Sailing. On Tuesdays, there is a beach activity on the Pacific Coast at Haifa Cruise. On Thursdays we travel on behalf of Haifa Cruises. On Saturdays, as of today, the sea is closed for us, this after more than six months ago the municipality took the best part of the floating dock on the Pacific coast, on which we could board and reach the boats, and transferred it to Kishon, to the Haifa Scouts. I don't have anything against the Haifa Scouts, but I do have something against the municipality that blocked the children from the sea. The children cannot get on boats, children with disabilities cannot swim to the boat. How did they do such a thing? This is very offensive.
When I was the chairman of the Zebulon Haifa sailing association and at the time I founded and coordinated the activities of the children with special needs, the activity expanded and grew and I contacted the CEO of the municipality at the time, to make sure that the property tax obligations of the Zebulon Haifa association were canceled and also so that it would not be required to pay property tax. The municipality did it and the city council approved the request."
"Without a frame there is nothing"
"An activity for children with special needs is still held in the Zebulon Haifa association, but not the group that I currently lead. After I left the Zebulon Haifa association, the former director of the Haifa Sea Scouts received us nicely and we held activities under the auspices of the Sea Scouts. After that director finished his position and was replaced by a manager New, he didn't like the combined activity of adult children with young children, and after a month he took us out of there. The Haifa Sailing Association gathered us into its framework, because without a framework we can't sustain anything. They gathered us out of compassion and allowed us to continue the activity which is an activity Value-based, voluntary activity, without any financial compensation. Some of the children in the framework have no food at home and I myself make them sandwiches and arrange everything for them, so that their tomorrow will be and look better."
Children of Haifa
"This activity takes place at the Haifa cruise, and if in a month the activity at the Haifa cruise is closed, everything will be closed to these children. I think that the municipality should act as it did in the past with the Zebulon Haifa cruise and cancel the property tax debt, because all the activity there is voluntary, and it should take care of these children. These Children of Haifa, we are no one's backyard, and if these children are treated like a backyard, every time they are told to "go away", even though this is a beautiful and good activity, it is a sequence that produces a syndrome that these children go through again and again, so our society is sick." .
Children who, in addition to difficulties, do not have food at home
Habov says: "The children come from many backgrounds. Some time ago I received a 14-year-old boy. At the time, his companion came to me and said to me, "This boy is lost, there is not much to be done with him, he lies on the floor, kicks the floor, he is fat, he poops in his pants, You have no chance with him." I contacted his parents and added him to the group and since then he has been an integral part of it. He stopped defecating in his pants, he cooperates with everyone. These children have a WhatsApp group, we go on trips together and they behave very well.
"We were at the Jerusalem Aquarium and there they opened their hearts to us and entered for free. I approached the general manager of the train and also asked for a free ride and he immediately responded, he knows our activities. As I mentioned, I have children some of whom do not have food at home in addition to the disability they suffer from. This combination of these things together - even when there is no food and dealing with special needs, it's not good."
"You have to see how the children come happy and satisfied"
"This decision by the municipality has no humanity and no compassion. You need to see the children, how they get to the activities that take place during the week. The children come happy and happy, running. I simply have nothing to say. The framework contributes a lot to the group of children. The first and most important thing is that they are integrated into society, The second thing is their participation in teamwork. The children work in a team and are required to help each other and not rely on a nanny who helps them, they have responsibility. A child over the age of 21 is the one who teaches the younger one and that's how teamwork is done. This framework is a home for them and it exists every This week. How can something like this be closed, I don't know..."
"This is how problems and disagreements are resolved? With eviction letters, threats and abuse?"
Avihu Han, Moti Blitzblau and Hilla Lauper, members of the Green faction of Haifa, recently finished a meeting with the directors of the association and told Haifa:
"We have been accompanying the struggle of the sailing club for many months. It seems that the municipality of Haifa aims to eliminate the blessed activity of the sailing club, a club that produces champions, a club with extensive activities that appeals to all sectors and all ages, children on the autistic spectrum and more... How is it possible that instead Negotiations Haifa Municipality is turning to the most extreme step and demanding from a club that has been on the Pacific Coast for many years, to simply vacate? Where are the intermediate stages, negotiations, reaching an agreement, this is how problems and disagreements are resolved? By eviction letters and a host of threats, abuse and harm?
Just as we stopped the destructive idea of sand mining with joint forces, just as we made sure that the welder that was set up in the middle of a large sailing club and endangered children was removed, so we will fight to save the sailing club and do as much as we can so that it is not damaged. We will not allow harm to hundreds of children. Everything can be corrected and reconciled, and this is how we expect the Haifa municipality to act."
Elk is compassionate
Children are used to blackmail the municipality
The mayor of Haifa, Dr. Einat Kalish Rotem, gives them, the children, exercise. Well done to you Einat, my best friend. The city of Haifa has never had a mayor as good as Mrs. Kalish. Blessings to you Einat. Passover kosher and happy and Shabbat Shalom .
There was once a lawyer, Yona Yahav, who knew that it was an offense against the law to kick out the clubs, and kept silent even though he was kicked out. Therefore, there is still a chance that Kalish will also finish the term with another criminal conviction, and the kindness is nothing more than a derivative of the desire not to go to jail, lest false demands of an officer in a corporation...
Why do you need a private association?
Why won't the welfare department in the municipality, with its multitude of standards, find one for this and implement it itself?
With all due respect to the officials and employees in the municipality - the government approved 2000 square meters of new indoor buildings in the area in question, intended for maritime education, when the municipality was tasked with financing water, electricity, etc. In other words, the municipality's demands have no legal basis, what's more, the purpose of the area is a beach within the boundaries of the Haifa port with buildings for the public benefit - which, according to section 5(d) of the Coastal Environment Preservation Law, is forbidden to be fenced off by the municipality.
very sad Disgusting bullies don't help enough either
It's really chilling to read how the environment that can help children, turns its back and the children are transparent. is in Singapore and we saw how the company helps a lot, nurtures and takes care of jobs for teenagers and adults alike. You have to understand that if those children and challenging people live with us and we don't turn our backs on them, we will all benefit. Addressing Anat Kalish, please put this important issue as an existential need. I am the grandmother of one of the children, and see how the child enjoys the activities that David Habov initiates and creates every meeting, a reliable person, with a huge heart. Please help on this matter.
Thank you in advance Bracha Perchtel.
It is simply a shame and a shame that the Haifa municipality is doing harm and pain to these special children and deprives them of the joy and happiness from the activities and do not consider these children simply a shame and a shame
Could it be that I accidentally missed the municipality's response?
Kudos to the green council members who reacted immediately and quickly to the ugly decision of the Haifa municipality to issue an eviction order to such an important association for children and youth, including young people with special needs. Don't give up here. I call on all elected officials in Haifa to join this fight and prevent the closure!
As soon as they turn to the High Court for an order, it will become clear to the municipality that the area is government property and the municipality has no right to threaten the associations
Moti !!!!
Even this time - don't neglect and run away in the middle!!
Continue, support and fight.
Not everything... trade of benefit!!!
to read -
And not to believe. Just... to cry.
The municipality of Haifa is ... the Goliath
who bullies people/children,
who can't exactly fight back
And...again: accomplice misdeeds - Klish at Tzuk
The answer is very simple - the municipality has no rights in the buildings on the government territory - liars and crooks.
We are 3 days after Passover. Why does this woman and her deputy feed us the children the parents the guides the sailors in Maror. What are these people guilty of, what crime did they commit that abuses them like this? How far can evil go? Any other mayor would embrace, empower, support such an asset under his hands. Moked Leumi, to destroy. Maybe because of the next Freedom Day we should take the wonderful youth sailors out of slavery to freedom.
It hurts my heart to read that disability is the lowest priority in Haifa.
, Haifa Sailing Club is the home of many Haifa children, Haifa Sailing is raising a quality generation full of values, interest and quality. Many sailors represent Haifa. With pride in the country and in the world and this will continue, no one in the world will be allowed to destroy such a good plot⛵️
sad. At a time when we, the adults, need and must set an example for the younger generation, and show them that we must and must accept the difference and bring them closer to the healthy society. They are part of us and we are part of them. Get the different one as long as it's not in my house? just sad I am a grandmother of 2 grandchildren on the continuum. I love them and am proud of them no less and maybe even more than my "normal" grandchildren.
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Annoying and infuriating. Must give these children a place and a home to operate in.
David Habov is doing holy work and these children are very lucky that he is not discouraged by all the bureaucracy and the opacity that they demonstrate towards this disadvantaged population!!
Cliche, leave our children alone! Let them practice!