Thousands of contract workers, Jews and Arabs, protested last Thursday, July 16, at the Habima Square in downtown Tel-Aviv as part of the struggle being waged by labor unions to reduce the number of contract workers being employed by public institutions.

Histadrut Calls Off General Strike after Reaching Agreement on Contract Workers

Minister of Finance Moshe Kahlon and Histadrut (General Federation of Labor in Israel) chairman Avi Nissenkorn have reached understandings that will end the labor dispute over the employment of contract workers. The general strike planned to start on Wednesday has consequently been called off. Kahlon and Nissenkorn began formulating the understandings after discussing the matter…

Logo of Palestinian TV channel “Palestine 48”

Israel to Shut Down Palestinian TV Station

Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan signed an order on Thursday, July 9, shutting down a Palestinian television station, “Palestine 48,” geared to Israel’s Arab citizens which started broadcasting a few days ago. The decision to shut down the television station was not due to questionable content, but rather to issues of “sovereignty,” as the…