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Store owners at Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market scuffle with police during a protest over the continued closure of open-air markets, April 25, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 12, 2020, 7:02 pm
‘Insane’: Health Ministry’s lockdown plan meets swift pushback from ministers
As details of planned restrictions emerge, finance officials, others said pressing heavily to tone down measures; Finance Ministry said to predict damage of $5.2 billion to economy
By TOI staff
Illustrative: Mask-clad Israeli restaurant owners and others protest against lockdown measures in Tel Aviv on July 17, 2020. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
September 11, 2020, 4:49 pm
Lockdown rebellion: Business heads warn Netanyahu of disaster, threaten defiance
Letter to PM says economic damage will last a decade; shops, restaurants, gyms vow to remain open, saying a second shutdown will destroy them financially
By Shoshanna Solomon and TOI staff
Self-employed people and kindergarten owners participate in a rally calling for financial support from the Israeli government in Jerusalem, on April 19, 2020 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 9, 2020, 4:52 pm
Small businesses, self-employed threaten ‘anarchy’ if new lockdown imposed
At press conference in Tel Aviv, business owners call for ‘advance compensation’; closure during upcoming holiday season will cost economy NIS 13.6 billion, group warns
By Shoshanna Solomon
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