'Crime Minister' - Mass protest slams Israeli govt's COVID response
07/12/2020
Thousands of Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv to protest against the government's economic response to the coronavirus pandemic. Unemployment has jumped above 20% in the country since partial lockdown came into force in March. Police made 19 arrests. Israel had been hailed as an example of successful coronavirus containment, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu widely credited. Now, the spread of COVID-19 is so bad that Israelis have been left off the list of countries free to travel into the EU. And tourists are not allowed to enter Israel.