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Huge Crowds in Jerusalem Post Offices After Distribution of Corona Stimulus Checks

“Good morning to you.
Please do not go to the post offices except for the most urgent cases.
Thank you".

Selected Comments:
– "Okay, there are a lot of post offices in Jerusalem:: Jaffa Street, Pisga [Pisgat Ze'ev], Ramot, Ramat Eshkol, Neve Ya'akov, French Hill and [inner] Jerusalem area. Go [there], it will be easier for you."
– "This is today, is it possible it’s until now? it's already 8PM."
– "May Allah help the [postal] employees."
– "All this for 750 [NIS][1]".
"May Allah help the people."
– "Is the post office open today? I received a package with medicine and I want to pick it up. Can I do that today? 😭😭😭"
– "We had 3 days to go pick up letters from the box. We see this amount [of people] and leave and then come back [later] and it is always this busy. I don’t know how long this situation will last."
– "Why don't most people get a [credit] card from the post and withdraw the money from any ATM?"
– "Even if I had half a million [shekels to withdraw], I will still not go to get the money when it’s like this."
– "people! [There’s] corona! 😂".
– "Corona is shouting in the corner 😱".

▶️Source: Post by Mohammad Nijem in Ask Jerusalem Facebook group

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Editor’s Note:
[1] The Israeli government is providing its citizens with a 750 NIS stimulus check because of Corona. 750 NIS is the minimum grant for people with no children. People with no bank account can go pick up the checks from the post office (which is governmentally run).

#Corona #Post_Office #stimulus_check

Picture Source: Mohammad Nijem

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