The number of funerals has dropped by nearly half since the doctor’s strike began last week, according to statistics released today by the Jerusalem Burial Society. Statistics culled from the archives of the Tel Aviv Burial Society showed a similar drop in the number of funerals 20 years ago when the doctors last went on strike. There was no immediate explanation of the coincidence.
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