At that time, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was widely praised for his handling of the crisis and for managing to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Israel has not yet recovered from a deep economic crisis as a result of the first lockdown in March and April. I feel a lot of things are done because of religious and political pressure." Anat Dreamer says the situation in the country is 'absurd' Image: Tania Kraemer/DW Economic fallout from the first lockdown "I don't know when we go back to work and if anyone will take care of us. It was not well prepared, there was no exit strategy from the last lockdown and now we enter another cycle of horror." "A lot of people are enraged and there is a sense of confusion. There is no trust in this decision for a new lockdown", says Anat Dreamer, an actress who has not worked properly since the start of the pandemic. "The situation in this country is absurd. Yael Turgeman is not convinced another lockdown will help Image: Tania Kraemer/DW The long list of restrictions and exemptions was published on Thursday. The new rules will restrict citizens within a radius of 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) from their homes. The decision to reinstate a nationwide lockdown has divided the government and the nation. And it's hard to believe this will help in the end." "It's disappointing, that it just came back all over again after the last lockdown. She will stay with her caretaker and we will stay home", says shopper Yael Turgeman, referring to the eve of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, which is usually celebrated with family and friends. We won't go to her place for the New Year. "I have to leave my mother who is 90 years old alone. Now, the country has entered nationwide curfew for the second time. Analysts say the tax changes will deliver little if any extra revenue.For some, it's almost a deja-vu that is reminiscent of the lockdown imposed during the Passover holiday last April. A “very disappointed” Allegra Spender, independent MP for Wentworth, said “it doesn’t come close to giving Australians a fair share from the super-profits made from their resources being sold overseas”. Teals vow to push Labor on weak gas tax | The Albanese government is not going far enough in taxing fossil fuel giants on the Australian gas they’re extracting, teal independents say. Shane Drumgold SC, the ACT director of public prosecutions, is the first witness at the inquiry, which was established by the ACT government after it said there had been a “number of complaints and allegations” about the trial. Police accused of trying to derail Brittany Higgins case | Notes from meetings between Brittany Higgins and a counsellor were given to Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyer by police in a move that a prosecutor feared was an attempt to “derail” the case, the inquiry investigating the prosecution of Lehrmann has heard. Outside the court, Labor senator Tony Sheldon joined sacked workers in condemning Qantas for its “illegal” actions. Sacked Qantas workers protest at high court | The court today began hearing an appeal from Qantas against rulings in the federal court that its decision to outsource the jobs of 1,700 ground handlers in 2020 was unlawful. Transport Workers’ Union national secretary Michael Kaine, surrounded by sacked Qantas workers as they protested at Qantas’s high court hearing.
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