A night of marathon negotiations brought an end to Israel’s teachers strike. The agreement between teachers’ unions and the Finance Ministry will allow teachers’ salaries to keep pace with inflation. The pact enabled some 2 million children to return to the classroom after the weeklong strike delayed the start of the school year.
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