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Thursday, October 19, 2023
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Thursday, October 19, 2023
Smotrich meets labor union chief to plan for war economy
Carrie Keller-Lynn is a former political and legal correspondent for The Times of Israel
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (R) meets with Histadrut chair Arnon Bar David on October 19, 2023 (courtesy)
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is meeting with the head of Israel’s largest labor union, Histadrut chair Arnon Bar David, to discuss plans for the wartime economy, according to Smotrich’s office.
In addition to the costs of the war and damages caused by fighting, the country has some 350,000 reservists called up.
It is also financing tens of thousands of people evacuated from their homes near the Gaza and Lebanon borders.
