Netanyahu meets with artists, vows to help them

17 June 2020, 6:02 pm

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Ahead of the coronavirus cabinet meeting, Netanyahu met with figures from the arts and culture world, who are protesting the government’s ongoing closure of venues to stem the pandemic, his office says.

“I very much want to hear you and I very much want to help you,” says Netanyahu. “I know there’s a crisis, we want to deal with the crisis, and that’s why I also asked the finance minister to join us. We’ll hear from you and we will help, to the best of our ability.”

Earlier this week, thousands protested outside the Prime Minister’s Office and Finance Ministry against the government rules keeping theaters and performance venues shut for over three months, in a blow to their livelihoods.