Israeli workers strike against government

By Jean Shaoul:

Israeli protest movement sparks mass strikes

3 August 2011

More than 100,000 Israeli municipal workers took action on Monday in a show of solidarity with the nationwide tent city protests against the exorbitant cost of housing. Local government offices were closed, streets were not cleaned and garbage was not collected.

Dairy farmers, right-wing activists join Israel housing protest: here.

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