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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 426

general strikes

Mourners and family members gather to bury executed US-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin whose body was recovered with five other hostages in Gaza, during the funeral at Givat Shaul cemetery in Jerusalem on September 2, 2024. (Gil Cohen-Magen / POOL / AFP)
September 3, 2024, 2:02 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 3: Day 333 – Saying goodbye to Hersh as the PM explains his strategy
Jessica Steinberg reports from Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s funeral; diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman on PM Netanyahu’s rare press conference, UK arms suspensions, Herzog’s call for unity
By ToI Staff
In Tel Aviv, protesters demanding a hostage release deal block the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, September 2, 2024. (courtesy)
September 2, 2024, 2:22 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 2: Day 332 – The two events that led to this eruptive Israeli moment
As masses of Israelis take to the streets and strike in protest of the lack of a hostage release deal, senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur reflects on what brought us here
By ToI Staff
Protesters demanding a hostage release deal block traffic at a junction next to the city of Ramat Hasharon, September 2, 2024. (Hillel Maeir/Flash90)
September 2, 2024, 12:04 pm
Striking unions join protest as thousands take to streets for hostage deal
Banks, malls, government offices shuttered, major intersections blocked ahead of main protests later Monday; court rules strike is political in nature and must end at 2:30 p.m.
By ToI Staff
Histadrut Labor Federation chief Arnon Bar-David announces a general strike over the government's failure to release hostages held in Gaza, September 1, 2024. (Histadrut)
September 1, 2024, 9:11 pm
Histadrut labor union announces nationwide strike, over failure to release hostages
‘A deal is more important than anything else,’ says Bar-David, amid outrage over killing of 6 captives; Smotrich says strike illegal, accuses him of representing Hamas interests
By Sam Sokol
Histadrut chair Arnon Bar-David speaks at a conference hosted by the Yedioth Ahronoth news outlet, May 8, 2024. (Ynet video: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 8, 2024, 5:05 pm
Histadrut head urges early elections, hints at potential future general strike
Arnon Bar-David says he has lost trust in government, but timing is key for any drastic action to force national vote; government decision on hostage deal could play a part
By ToI Staff
VIew of the commercial street leading to the Damascus Gate inside the Old City of Jerusalem, usually a bustling site with a food market, lying empty during a general strike in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, December 11, 2023 (Gianluca Pacchiani / Times of Israel)
December 12, 2023, 11:13 am
Palestinians in West Bank and East Jerusalem go on strike over war in Gaza
‘Global general strike’ in support of Gaza sees many businesses closed in Palestinian areas, as well as Jordan and Lebanon; does not extend beyond the region
By AFP and Gianluca Pacchiani
Arnon Bar-David, chairman of the Histadrut labor federation, speaks at a conference in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/ Flash90)
July 23, 2023, 6:43 pm
Likud, protest leaders reject labor union’s compromise overhaul bill
Both sides claim proposal would be a victory for the other; Histadrut to mull next steps as it faces growing pressure to intervene in national crisis
By ToI Staff
File: Histadrut chief Arnon Bar-David declares a general strike in protest of the judicial overhaul, at a press conference in Tel Aviv on March 27, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
March 30, 2023, 8:06 pm
Netanyahu, union chief deny reports they coordinated on Monday strike
Reports claim PM sought action by Histadrut, to create pressure on his own government to halt judicial overhaul legislation
By ToI Staff
Israelis protest outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem against the government's judicial overhaul, March 27, 2023. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
March 28, 2023, 1:15 pm
Daily Briefing Mar. 28: PM delays judicial overhaul but holds a ‘loaded gun’
Zman Yisrael editor Biranit Goren and Knesset correspondent Carrie Keller-Lynn delve into PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s long game, and report on protests and steps toward negotiations
By ToI Staff
Israelis protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, in Haifa, March 27, 2023. (Shir Torem/Flash90)
March 27, 2023, 2:43 pm
Daily Briefing Mar. 27: Special edition — Israel on strike after PM fires Gallant
Editor David Horovitz, political correspondent Tal Schneider, senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur and Tech Israel editor Sharon Wrobel weigh in on the watershed moment
By ToI Staff
A Palestinian man walks in the Old City of Jerusalem on October 12, 2022, during a general strike by shops in solidarity with Shuafat refugee camp, where Israeli forces have been searching for the suspect in a deadly shooting attack. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
October 12, 2022, 4:51 pm
Palestinians in East Jerusalem, Nablus hold strike amid manhunt for Shuafat shooter
Businesses shuttered in solidarity with refugee camp, where Israeli forces have been clashing with locals as they search for suspect in killing of soldier at nearby checkpoint
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Arnon Bar-David speaks to members of the Histadrut labor organization, March 29, 2019 (Screen grab via Facebook)
June 16, 2019, 12:47 pm
Labor federation makes move toward public sector strike over pension cuts
Teachers, government ministry and hospital staff could all walk out in 2 weeks after Histadrut declares official dispute over reduction in payments to retirees
By ToI Staff
Histadrut head Avi Nissenkorn (L), Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (C) and Welfare Minister Haim Katz appear in a video on November 6, 2018, announcing a deal to avoid a general strike. (Screen capture: Facebook)
November 6, 2018, 11:06 pm
Government, labor federation stave off strike with deal on construction safety
Histadrut union head hails agreement to improve conditions at building sites, expects ‘drastic drop’ in worker casualties
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A worker on a rooftop at a construction site in Jerusalem, August 5, 2015 (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
October 7, 2018, 1:37 pm
Labor federation threatens strike over construction site deaths
Histadrut says government is failing to act despite 30 workers, 2 passersby dying in accidents on sites so far this year
By ToI Staff
Palestinian protesters during clashes with Israeli forces near the Gaza-Israel border in Rafah, Gaza Strip on May 14, 2018. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
May 15, 2018, 9:39 am
Arab Israelis strike over deadly clashes on Gaza border
Businesses and schools remain closed in solidarity with 58 Palestinians killed; Likud MK calls for outlawing body that announced action
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
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