Nir Barkat is an Israeli lawmaker as part of the Likud Party and is the country's current economy and industry minister.
A former mayor of Jerusalem, Barkat is also a highly successful businessman, having been part of numerous hi-tech ventures. He is estimated to be one of the wealthiest politicians in the country due to his fortune.
In February, the Knesset’s ministerial Cost of Living Committee approved a new reform that would allow Israel to import products marketed in the European Union.
Barkat has come under increasing pressure to leave the government in recent weeks, and it has intensified after Gantz resigned.
"To win the war, the IDF needs more soldiers. Without victory in battle, there is no country and no Torah," Barkat stated.
The prize categories were all war-related: Strengthening the South, Strengthening the North, and Strengthening the Home Front, Reservists, and Diaspora.
Economy Minister Barkat claims Qatar has invested $1 trillion in an anti-Israel ‘soft war,' and believes that the first and most important strategic step is to knock Qatar out of the picture.
"Nir Barkat, Economy Minister of the State of Israel, do not come to the military cemetery in Usfiya on Memorial Day. Do not come and do not sleep and spare us another insult," Amal Asad said.
We all must wake up every morning, look in the mirror, and like what we see. Few want to sell their souls to an evil cause, a misguided mission, or – Likudniks arise! – a flailing, failing leader.
Nir Barkat called on the public on Monday to stop buying Strauss Group products due to the company is continuing to raise prices amid the war.
In an attempt to prevent price increases in the retail sector, Economy Minister Nir Barkat opened a WhatsApp group with the heads of Israel's largest retailers.
Economy Minister Nir Barkat called on the Israeli public to boycott Israeli food company Osem for refusing to cooperate with the government over food price rises.