Swapping the stage for a deli: Israel underemployment rises

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Thousands of Israelis have been forced to abandon their professions and find any job that will pay the bills as the coronavirus pandemic continues to roil the country. Underemployment has become a reality for many for whom the alternative — unemployment — is unacceptable. The need for an income is even more pressing because critics say the government’s financial rescue packages have failed to address the needs of hundreds of thousands of self-emplo