Could Israel see a general strike?
The country's government has caused turmoil by passing the first part of a new set of laws limiting the power of the Supreme Court to overrule government actions.
The country's government has caused turmoil by passing the first part of a new and highly controversial set of laws limiting the power of the Supreme Court to overrule government actions.
There have been angry protests on the streets on Jerusalem, while the Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu has appeared on Israeli television saying he was willing to delay the new law for now in the interests of national unity.
Ed Butler speaks to the Histadrut, The General Federation of Labour in Israel, which had threatened a general strike if the law was passed.
(Picture: Protesters block Ayalon Highway during a demonstration following a parliament vote on a contested bill that limits Supreme Court powers to void some government decisions, in Tel Aviv, Israel July 24, 2023. Credit: REUTERS/Corinna Kern)
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