COVID-19 crew at Soroka Medical Center in Beer-Sheva

Medical Workers Have Begun Sanctions over Labor Dispute

Starting Tuesday, August 24, 1,500 medical technologists, including 150 operators of ventilators and ECMO heart-lung machines, will only be working until 3 pm  and won’t be available for night shifts. These sanctions are part of these workers’ fight for better employment conditions and a continuation of their labor dispute that was first declared in 2019. The…

Airline workers protest against government inaction at Ben Gurion Airport, August 19, 2021.

Airline Workers Block Runway, Shut Down Ben-Gurion Airport

Airline workers staged a demonstration at the Ben-Gurion Airport outside Tel Aviv on Thursday, August 19, to express their dissatisfaction with governmental policy, their stressful work environment, and the laying off of thousands of their fellow employees. Workers of the Israel Airports Authority (IAA), which operates the airport, joined the demonstrations in solidarity with the airline…

Farmers protesting the government’s agricultural reforms rallied in the Arava desert in southern Israel, Thursday, July 29, 2021.

Israeli Farmers Protest Neoliberal Reforms along Lebanese Border

Protesting farmers tried to break through Israel’s northern border into Lebanon on Tuesday, August 17, as they continued their demonstrations against planned neoliberal agricultural reforms that, they contend, will destroy their livelihoods. The reforms will gradually reduce import tariffs on most fruit and vegetables over five years, and will immediately reduce them on eggs, avocados, garlic,…