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CNN reports:
Israel has been brought to a standstill by a “historic” general strike, as anger and unrest at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to weaken the judiciary. The action was called by Histadrut, Israel’s largest trade union federation, and has been joined or supported by workers in multiple sectors.
“Stop this judicial process before it is too late,” the federation’s leader Arnon Bar-David said, addressing Netanyahu directly as he called the strike. Israel’s main airport, Ben Gurion Tel Aviv, announced an immediate halt to all take-offs on Monday. They resumed a few hours later.
The Azrieli Group, a chain of shopping malls, has closed its doors. McDonald’s is closing all its restaurants across Israel. Universities announced on Sunday that they will strike from Monday.
Haaretz reports:
Senior police sources told Haaretz they fear “immediate escalation” after extreme right-wing activists announced they will protest on Monday at the Knesset. Police warn against “activists potentially harming protesters against the judicial overhaul.”
In addition, Far-right soccer fan club La Familia, known for its extremist right-wing views, has called on its supporters to join the demonstration in favor of the government’s judicial overhaul outside the Knesset on Monday.
Hundreds are protesting in the central Israeli city of Ra’anana, where protests have grown significantly over the past weeks. A substantial police barricade is preventing demonstrators from blocking the major highway going through the city, as they did for hours last night.
CNBC reports:
The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu survived a no-confidence vote in the Knesset, the country’s parliament, amid what is possibly the largest wave of demonstrations in Israel’s history.
Mass protests are rocking Israel, and the country’s largest labor union announced a major strike Monday in opposition to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s months-long attempt to push through widely-derided judicial reforms that opponents say will pull the country toward an autocracy.
Histadrut — which at 800,000 members represents the majority of Israel’s trade unionists — declared a “historic” general strike to “stop this judicial revolution, this craziness,” Bar-David said.