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Sunday, April 19, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, April 19, 2020
Business owners rally in Jerusalem, demand more gov’t support
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleYesh Atid leader Yair Lapid joined a rally outside the Knesset earlier today of business owners and freelancers who say the government must do more to bail them out as their financial losses mount due to the pandemic.
“They [the protesters] didn’t keep two meters’ distance, but for the self-employed I am willing to take the risk,” he tweets. “They’re angry, they’re yelling, and they’re right. The government ruined their lives without stopping to think what it’s doing to the economy and what it’s doing to them and their families. We must help them and fast.”
Demonstrations were held outside the parliament and President’s Residence in Jerusalem.
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