MK Meirav Cohen (Blue and White), a former Jerusalem City Council member, said: "One of the most obvious growth engines of employment in the capital of Israel, like capital cities of countries around the world, is something that is entirely in the hands of those sitting here. I'm talking, of course, about the civil service, the government. In 1980, this House enacted Basic Law: Jerusalem, the Capital of Israel, and determined, among other things, that all government ministries and units should sit here in the capital of Israel. Since then, many government decisions have been made, the last of which in 2014, but the actual results were a total failure."

She added, “About 100 offices and government units are currently based in Tel Aviv and the center of the country, some of which are even expanding. They make every excuse and argument on why not to move to 'distant and cold' Jerusalem. 'How do we find quality workers?' they ask. As if the brains had stopped at the gates of HaGai (a valley on the way to Jerusalem). Instead of showing responsibility towards the capital of Israel and the entire land outside the 'state of Tel Aviv' by moving those offices to Jerusalem, the government ministers responsible for these offices hide behind a number of excuses."

Former Mayor of Jerusalem, MK Nir Barkat (Likud) said: “I want to talk about cohabitation in such a complex city that belongs not to one single tribe, but to everyone. A city that makes all of Israel friends."

MK Barkat argued that “while conflicts are naturally prone to erupt in cities with diverse communities, we aspire for a different situation in Jerusalem. Our city should be such that, if one tribe is unwell, then the city is not fulfilling its intended role. This is a worldview from which an important Jerusalemite concept is derived, and which is called the 'status quo'. It comes in the form of social compromises between the tribes, where ideological differences are never likely to settle."

MK Barkat added that “in order to live together, some social compromises should be made. Despite our disagreements, we do agree to live side by side. In this sense, the city's energy is directed at development and progress instead of unnecessary wars."