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Israel’s middle class sags as aid package delayed

Young Israelis and the country's middle class are facing the biggest economic crisis Israel has ever experienced as the pandemic's second wave crashes.
Benny Gantz (C), A former IDF Chief and the head of Israeli Resilience party speaks to supporters during an election campaign event in Tel Aviv. Israelis will vote in a parliamentary election on April 9, choosing among party lists of candidates to serve in the 121-seat Knesset

Yair Di Castro, owner of an Israeli travel agency specializing in tourism to Italy and a father of five, is waging a fight against the government on Facebook in an effort to save the once-flourishing business he established 23 years ago.

He writes piercing, painful posts about the thousands of business owners and salaried works abandoned to their fate since the government restricted travel to fight the coronavirus but failed to provide them with a security net.

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