President speaks to business owners protesting outside his home

President Reuven Rivlin speaks to some business owners and freelancers who protested outside his residence over what they said was the government’s failure to support them.

“I heard the protest of the self-employed outside Beit HaNasi [the President’s Residence] and invited its leaders to come and talk. This is an emergency and I promised them, and all self-employed people, that policy-makers will hear what they say. We need to see the big picture without abandoning anyone,” he tweets.

A photo shared by the president, 80, shows the talks being held with all present wearing masks.

I heard the protest of the self-employed outside Beit HaNasi and invited its leaders to come and talk. This is an emergency and I promised them, and all self-employed people, that policy-makers will hear what they say. We need to see the big picture without abandoning anyone. pic.twitter.com/0xtc4pOHOf

— Reuven Rivlin (@PresidentRuvi) April 19, 2020