Israel’s law courts were brought to an almost complete halt today by striking clerks who barricaded the entrances to the courts with chairs and tables.
The strike for higher wages began in Tel Aviv yesterday and spread to the courts in Haifa and Jerusalem, including the Supreme Court. The clerks only allowed people who could prove they had an urgent case to enter the courts.
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