Coronavirus: Thousands protest in Israel over handling of economy
Thousands of Israelis have staged a demonstration in Tel Aviv to protest against what they say is economic hardship caused by the government's mishandling of the coronavirus crisis.
Many are experiencing economic hardship and have been angered by coronavirus measures which have taken their livelihoods away. They say money they are due from government support schemes has not been paid.Protesters say government compensation payments have been slow to arrive "I have 40 workers with no income, no money," Michal Gaist-Casif, vice-president of a sound and lighting company, told the Reuters news agency.
"We will meet our commitments including hastening the immediate payments that we want to give you," his office quoted him as telling them.
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