The Histadrut Executive has called a four-hour general strike Monday to protest soaring prices for basic food products and commodities. Described as a “warning strike,” it is to last from noon to 4 p.m. local time or half the work day Delegations of workers from all over the country will assemble outside Histadrut headquarters in Tel Aviv after the strike ends. It will be Israel’s first general strike in many years.
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