Cabinet approves Dead Sea deal; MK Khenin: The agreement is a severe blow to the public interest

heavy criticism from environmental activists and MK Dov Khenin (Hadash), the government on Sunday approved the agreement reached last week between the Finance Ministry and Israel Chemicals, which stipulates the division of costs toward a full salt harvest of the Dead Sea’s southern portion. Under the agreement, Israel Chemicals unit Dead Sea Works will contribute…

Rail strike against privatization

The Histadrut labor federation announced Thursday that Israel Railway workers will stage strikes throughout the coming week. According to the Histadrut, trains will stop running throughout the country on Wednesday. The decision to stop rail traffic was taken after month-long negotiations between the Histadrut and Israel Railways made no progress on the issue of privatizing…