From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Disabled protesters block traffic to Ben Gurion Airport
A group of disability rights activists are blocking the entry and exit roads to Ben Gurion Airport and threatening “more extreme measures” if their demands are not met.
The group, which split off from the country’s main disabled rights group last year after the latter agreed to a compromise with the government sharply boosting disability benefits, has been protesting in recent months demanding another increase to stipends and national insurance benefits for the handicapped that would give many a stipend equal to the minimum wage.
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— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) August 7, 2018
Police are rerouting traffic in and out of the airport, but have not yet begun to forcibly remove the protesters.
The protesters, organized under the group “Handicapped Become Panthers,” announced the move last week, and said they would disrupt traffic to Israel’s main international airport “indefinitely” until their demands are met.
The Times of Israel Community.