According to The Jerusalem Post's news, hundreds of restourants in Tel aviv take the decision to strike at the Eurovision week for protesting to over-taxation. More than 350 restourants declare that will be closing their doors. It is expected that more than a thousand restourants will give support and shut their doors to tourists
The strike is being led by “Restaurants Stronger Together” (RST) a grassroots, industry-led nonprofit with over a thousand members who are aiming to unite all of the sector’s restaurant owners and employees.
“We are in a fight against the government and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon to improve the situation of the restaurant industry,” Tomer Moore, owner of Café Jeremiah and founder & CEO of RST, told The Jerusalem Post.
“We aren’t requesting money from the government, but rather assistance in the reduction of over-taxation. Unfortunately, we have met comprehensive opposition to all of our requests. We have been forced to take drastic steps that harm us, but we have no choice.”