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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 366

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Large crowds of Israelis call for a deal to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv, September 1, 2024. (Ohad Avrahami/Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)
September 2, 2024, 2:50 am
Masses protest across Israel in flood of grief, anger after Hamas executes 6 hostages
Almost 300,000 rally in Tel Aviv in largest protest since Oct. 7, later clashing with police, blocking highway for hours; demand PM reach hostage deal; 200,000 more rally nationwide
By Noam Lehmann, Gianluca Pacchiani, ToI Staff and Agencies
Parents accompany their children on the first day of school in Katzrin, Golan Heights on September 1, 2024. (Michael Giladi / Flash90)
September 1, 2024, 11:58 am
School year starts with half a million children stuck at home amid teachers’ strike
Over 2.5 million K-12 students in total registered for the new year, with 179,300 starting first grade; special security measures in place in north and south due to war
By ToI Staff
Hundreds of stores in BIG shopping centers across Israel shut down amid 100 minute strike to mark 100 days since the October 7 Hamas assault, January 14, 2024. (Sharon Wrobel)
January 14, 2024, 4:11 pm
Hundreds of stores, businesses, and firms shut nationwide in plea for Oct. 7 hostages
Retail chains, restaurants, businesses, and law firms come to a standstill during a 100-minute labor strike to express support on the 100th day since Hamas seized its victims
By Sharon Wrobel
Fran Drescher, president of SAG-AFTRA, is interviewed at a Writers Guild of America rally outside Paramount Pictures studio, May 8, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
July 20, 2023, 12:54 am
SAG strike puts its brash Jewish president, Fran Drescher, squarely in the spotlight
The ‘Nanny’ writer and actress continues in the tradition of Jewish women labor activists – and her portrayals in television and film show that she has long admired them
By Jackie Hajdenberg
File: A doctor holds a sign saying 'The doctors are fighting for the life of democracy,' at a rally against the government's judicial overhaul bills in Tel Aviv on February 25, 2023. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
July 13, 2023, 4:10 pm
Public health staff plan strike if overhaul not halted – report
Union to discuss potential work stoppage at emergency meeting Thursday evening, amid reported consensus among medical professionals on matter
By Michael Horovitz
Students at Hebrew University's Mount Scopus campus on the first day of the school year, October 23, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
June 5, 2023, 9:11 am
University staff end 2-week strike after wage deal reached with Finance Ministry
New collective deal, achieved after 18 months of talks, includes salary hike, ‘promotion of excellence in research,’ and consensus to keep system ‘stable’ until at least 2027
By ToI Staff
View of an empty classroom at a school in Tel Aviv, during a general strike of some municipalities and local authorities, on May 15, 2023. (Flash90)
May 15, 2023, 11:34 pm
Municipal strike in protest of tax redistribution to continue, but schools to reopen
Federation of Local Authorities vows it will not participate in Arnona Fund plan to redistribute municipal taxes, as Knesset Finance Committee votes to approve measure
By ToI Staff
Students at Hebrew University on the first day of the academic year on October 23, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
April 27, 2023, 11:36 am
University staffs call strike over pay dispute with institutions, Finance Ministry
Senior faculty declare ‘warning’ action, saying they see effective wage cut from inflation, economic uncertainty; say other side ‘dragging feet’
By ToI Staff
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, in the center of Tel Aviv, December 25, 2018. (Adam Shuldman/Flash90)
March 27, 2023, 3:20 pm
Israeli shares rise and shekel gains in anticipation of pause to judicial overhaul
Stores, banks, and offices around the country begin to close, joining the nationwide strike against the government’s plans; Discount Bank warns of economic impact of unrest
By Sharon Wrobel
Israelis crowd the train on their way to Jerusalem, where thousands are expected to protest outside the Knesset against the government's planned legal reforms. February 13, 2023. (Eric Marmon/FLASH90)
February 13, 2023, 10:28 am
Mass protests against judicial overhaul start, thousands flock to Jerusalem
Thousands marching in Tel Aviv ahead of expected main demonstration in Jerusalem, with police set to block roads around Knesset; trains added to bring protesters to capital
By Sharon Wrobel, ToI Staff and Carrie Keller-Lynn
Protesters estimated by organizers to number 145,000 rally in central Tel Aviv, on February 11, 2023, against controversial legal reforms being touted by the country's far-right government. (Screenshot of drone footage; used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
February 11, 2023, 10:15 pm
Tens of thousands rally against judicial overhaul; organizers claim over 200,000
Protest leaders say 145,000 rally in Tel Aviv, 83,000 in other cities; police allow demonstrators to march on Ayalon Highway
By ToI Staff
Protesters rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on February 4, 2023. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
February 11, 2023, 1:28 pm
Tens of thousands to rally Sat. night ahead of nationwide anti-overhaul strike Monday
Protest to be held in West Bank settlement for 1st time; demonstrators to march from Rothschild Boulevard to Kaplan Street at central Tel Aviv demonstration
By ToI Staff
Workers from the high-tech sector protest against the proposed changes to the legal system, in Tel Aviv, on February 7, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
February 7, 2023, 10:47 pm
Protest leaders call for worker strikes nationwide Monday against judicial overhaul
Escalation in anti-government demonstrations planned to coincide with 1st round of voting on contentious legal proposals; organizers say dozens of groups have signed on
By ToI Staff
Social workers protets outside the Prime Minister's Office on July 12, 2020.(Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 31, 2023, 8:53 pm
Far-right MK submits bill to restrict striking rights of labor unions
Legislation would strip protections from workers who walk out in solidarity with other unions, preventing Histadrut from joining protests against judicial overhaul
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Hadassah Mount Scopus Medical Center workers protest following recent violence attacks on the staff, May 19, 2022. Poster reads 'Strike! Stop the violence in the health system.' (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 23, 2023, 9:50 am
Public health system strikes in protest of violence against medical staff
Hospitals, clinics and HMOs operate on weekend schedule with reduced services for 24 hours as union demands measures to keep health care workers safe from assault
By ToI Staff
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