A right-wing Israeli lawmaker stirred uproar by urging a nationwide strike to stop the upcoming Gaza Strip withdrawal.Addressing thousands of right-wing activists Wednesday in the Gaza Strip, Arieh Eldad urged civil servants to refuse to go to work once the evacuation of Gaza and four West Bank settlements begins this summer. “Don’t be a cog in the destruction machine. Refuse to do your job,” said Eldad, of the National Union bloc.
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