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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 566

Lobby 99

Deputy CEO of Lobby 99, lawyer Rachel Gur. (Inbal Marmari)
July 5, 2024, 8:58 am
What Matters Now to Rachel Gur: Lowering the cost of living for the little guy
Deputy CEO of grassroots Lobby 99 drills down into how the war against Hamas influences prices and how the government is reconsidering its archaic ‘standards’
By ToI Staff
United Torah Judaism MK Moshe Gafni chairs a meeting of the Knesset Finance Committee, July 2, 2024. (Noam Moskowitz, Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)
July 4, 2024, 6:30 pm
Lawmakers aim to give parents greater control over their children’s savings plans
New legislation would allow funds granted by the government’s ‘Savings Plan for Every Child’ program to be transferred from banks to more profitable deferred savings options
By Sam Sokol
A view of the Dead Sea Works in southern Israel on February 2, 2018. (Issac Harari/Flash90)
May 30, 2023, 4:23 pm
State told to explain why it slashed NIS 65 million from Dead Sea Works water bill
High Court order represents latest stage in battle by nonprofits to get Idan Ofer’s mineral extraction company to pay for the water it uses
By Sue Surkes
Israelis protest against a controversial natural gas agreement, outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on February 14, 2016. The sign says, "The gas belongs to us all." (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
July 11, 2021, 9:08 pm
New gas deal expected to slash electricity prices, but some say it’s not enough
Renegotiated contract between Electric Corp. and Tamar consortium will cut cost of natural gas by over a third, but consumer lobby says Israel is still paying too much
By Sue Surkes
Times of Israel Jewish World and Archaeology editor Amanda Borschel-Dan, left, with Lobby 99 lobbyist Rachel Gur. (Times of Israel)
August 11, 2020, 6:18 pm
LISTEN: Crowdfunded ‘anti-lobby’ takes on Knesset legislation for the little guy
Rachel Gur of nonprofit Lobby 99 explains the issues her lobbying collective is urgently pushing for, and how the devil is all in the details
By ToI Staff
Israeli self-employed and small business owners participate in a rally calling for financial support outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, on April 19, 2020 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
June 16, 2020, 1:30 pm
Government grants that aim to increase employment may backfire, critics say
Program disproportionately benefits bigger companies, excludes those that didn’t lay off workers during lockdown and sends wrong signal should a second wave of the pandemic hit
By Shoshanna Solomon
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