Ogen Group says funds will also be used to provide low interest and no-interest loans to nonprofit organizations and unemployed and furloughed workers

Grassroots movement #ReopenNY asks Gov. Cuomo to allow suffering entrepreneurs to operate within safety guidelines, as the country's big box stores conduct business as usual

Tax Authority site fails to save 20% of morning's submissions, forcing thousands to refile paperwork

Netanyahu says Israel can learn from American model of direct allocation of funds to those hit by economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus

Protesters say government ignoring needs of small business owners, who do not get unemployment benefits and cannot make ends meet during coronavirus crisis

Small business owners, independent workers accuse officials of neglect as virus outbreak, restrictions crush economy

Holon building also housing branches of National Insurance Institute lightly damaged by fire, 'the blood of the self-employed is not worthless' spray-painted on wall

Jerusalem mayor 'shocked and pained' by incident, which happened earlier this month; calls on government to swiftly reopen Mahane Yehuda Market

Travel restrictions and a perceived lack of clarity regarding social distancing guidelines are a source of anxiety for some small businesses

Decision could hand up to NIS 400,000 ($113,000) per business; move comes after criticism that Israel is abandoning battered businesses at their time of need