A previous attempt to introduce Uber to Israel last decade met opposition from taxi drivers and was halted. This time the initiative includes paying NIS 4 billion compensation to "green number" holders (taxi drivers) who will allegedly be harmed by the move. "Taxi drivers and the old taxi world have been completely disrupted and are therefore left behind," she said, but clarified that this should not be seen as justification for stopping progress: "What we have here is a new technology and, in contrast, a traditional world of taxi drivers. Therefore, the only explanation we have left for why they are not here yet is the need to protect taxi drivers." Golan added that introducing shared transport to Israel will not lower travel fares or cure the taxi shortage.