A slow down is in progress on the Haifa docks which has affected the rate of export of citrus fruits, Israel’s greatest earner of foreign currency.
The stevedores are demanding a reduction of their income taxes. The strike is unauthorized and efforts by leaders of the union to get the men to call of their action have proven fruitless.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
