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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 571

financial aid package

Former US president and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump attends a "Get Out the Vote" Rally in Conway, South Carolina, on February 10, 2024. (Julia Nikhinson/AFP)
February 11, 2024, 5:31 pm
Trump: Frame foreign aid as a loan, demand repayment if country ‘drops us like a dog’
US presidential hopeful also ‘encourages’ Russia to strike ‘delinquent’ NATO states who don’t meet obligations, as Senate plods past far-right opposition to Ukraine, Israel aid
By ToI Staff and Agencies
IDF troops operate inside the Gaza Strip in a handout photo released for publication on January 7, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 7, 2024, 6:39 pm
Cabinet approves NIS 9 billion in wartime grants to support IDF reservists
Those called up need ‘to get the money without delay,’ PM says following complaints of financial hardship by Israelis mobilized to fight in Gaza
By Sam Sokol
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Defense Minister Yoav Galant hold a joint press conference in Jerusalem, December 26, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
December 26, 2023, 10:44 pm
Gallant, Smotrich present NIS 9 billion wartime aid plan for IDF reservists
Financial package includes monthly payments, one-off grants, subsidies, vacation vouchers for reservists serving since October 7, but no assistance for reservists’ businesses
By ToI Staff
Frank founder and CEO Charlie Javice, now being accused by JPMorgan Chase & Co. of faking millions of its clients, is seen during an interview with CBS New York in 2019. (YouTube/Screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 21, 2023, 10:45 pm
Young entrepreneur accused of conning America’s largest bank out of $175m
Lawsuit filed by JPMorgan claims Charlie Javice, 30, tricked it into buying her startup Frank by faking millions of supposed clients
By Tobias Siegal
US President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, December 23, 2020. (Patrick Semansky/AP)
December 28, 2020, 4:21 am
Trump signs massive COVID relief bill, after slamming it for days as ‘disgrace’
Under pressure from all sides, US president approves $900 billion aid package but tells Congress ‘wasteful items must be removed’
By Agencies
A man sleeps on a public bench next to closed shops on Hillel Street in downtown Jerusalem, on September 23, 2020, during a nationwide lockdown. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
October 30, 2020, 3:53 pm
Israeli study finds paying off debt, not spending, is main use of stimulus cash
Study says plan that handed 750 NIS to every Israeli ‘modestly achieved’ government goal to stimulate an economy battered by coronavirus lockdown measures
By ToI Staff
Israelis protest in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square against the government's economic policies during the coronavirus pandemic, July 11, 2020. (Jack Guez/AFP)
July 12, 2020, 3:15 pm
Government okays expedited stipends for self-employed amid public anger
Netanyahu pledges to secure swift approval for rest of proposed aid package; welfare minister raps promised assistance as a ‘hangman’s noose,’ not a lifeline
By ToI Staff
Protesters scuffle with police after a demonstration calling for financial support from the government amid the coronavirus crisis in Tel Aviv on July 11, 2020 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 12, 2020, 1:54 am
Hundreds block roads, clash with police in Tel Aviv after economic protests
Cops arrest 19 demonstrators, use riders on horseback and pepper spray to disperse crowds as traffic stalls on a number of major roads
By ToI Staff
Protesters demand government action at a demonstration in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square against economic policy in the wake of the crisis triggered by the pandemic, on July 11, 2020. (Miriam Alster/ Flash90)
July 11, 2020, 10:06 pm
Thousands demand government action at Tel Aviv protest against economic policy
Demonstrators decry insufficient financial support to small business owners and the self-employed, amid ongoing coronavirus crisis; scuffles, arrests reported as crowd disperses
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Police stand guard at a protest by self-employed Israelis protesting the lack of financial support from the government, on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv, July 7, 2020. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 11, 2020, 4:02 pm
Hundreds of cops deploy for ‘apolitical’ Tel Aviv rally against economic policy
Organizers call to observe social distancing rules, wear masks; Police: ‘We are aware of the protesters’ desire to make their cries and their pain heard’
By ToI Staff
Then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) and Finance Minister Israel Katz (right) meet with representatives of self-employed Israelis and small business owners at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, July 10, 2020. (PMO)
July 10, 2020, 8:21 pm
After meeting PM, self-employed Israelis push ahead with major Saturday protest
Netanyahu’s office describes sit-down on coronavirus economic crisis as ‘positive’ while representative for businesses calls it ‘charged’; sides agree on weekly meetings
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Defense Minister Benny Gantz at the weekly cabinet meeting, at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Jerusalem, on July 5, 2020. (Amit Shabi/POOL)
July 10, 2020, 4:31 pm
Blue and White official raps PM’s economic plan, says Netanyahu wants elections
Netanyahu to meet with organizers of Saturday night demonstration amid mounting anger at government over failure to help battered businesses weather pandemic
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference about the coronavirus at his office in Jerusalem, on July 9, 2020. (Screen capture: YouTube)
July 9, 2020, 10:24 pm
Unveiling aid package, Netanyahu acknowledges reopening of economy was premature
Amid mounting anger at government over failure to help battered businesses weather pandemic, PM says self-employed to get immediate stipends, businesses to get up to NIS 500,000
By Michael Bachner
Hotels on Tel Aviv's coastline are seen from Jaffa on March 26, 2020 (Gili Yaari /Flash90)
June 1, 2020, 6:04 pm
Government approves $85 million stimulus package for tourism sector
Finance, tourism ministries announce aid for ravaged hotels, to allow them to function without vital income from foreign tourists
By ToI Staff
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, accompanied by White House Legislative Affairs Director Eric Ueland and acting White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, speaks with reporters as he walks to the offices of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
March 25, 2020, 9:07 am
Trump, US Congress agree on $2 trillion virus rescue bill, biggest in history
‘We have a deal,’ says White House aide; bill to hand every American adult $1,200 and every child $500, pay 4-month salary for furloughed workers, as both parties mark big wins
By LISA MASCARO, Andrew Taylor and Jonathan Lemire
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