The cessation of activities caused closures and other problems throughout the country, including at its main international airport.
An unusual general strike threatened paralyze Israel this Monday in protest of the Israeli Government’s failure to return the hostages taken by Hamas during the October 7 attack.
The cessation of activities caused closures and other problems throughout the countryincluded in its main international airport. However, the strike was ignored in some areas of the Jewish state, reflecting the deep political divisions that exist in the country after the start of the war against Hamas.
A labor court ruled that the strike should end at 2:30 p.m. (local time), accepting a government request that said was politically motivated.
The head of Israel’s largest union, the Histadrut, said he would abide by the court’s decision and ordered members to return to work. Arnon Bar-David had called for a general strike, the first since the beginning of the war. Their goal was to shut down or disrupt major sectors of the economy, including banking and healthcare.
War divides Israelis
The murder of six captives in Gaza sparked the anger of hundreds of thousands of Israelis over the weekend who took to the streets to protest against the Government. The families and much of the public blame Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying that they could have been returned alive if he had reached an agreement with Hamas to end the war.
Sunday’s demonstrations appear to be the largest since the start of the war. Organizers estimate that up to 500,000 people participated in events across the country and the main demonstration in Tel Aviv. Israeli media They estimate that between 200,000 and 400,000 people participated.
But others support Netanyahu’s strategy to maintain military pressure on Hamas, ensuring that will force militants to give in to Israeli demandspotentially facilitating rescue operations and ultimately completely annihilating the terrorist group.
