General Strike in Israel
The Histradut union has called a general strike over the government’s failure to pay almost 3,500 workers over the past months. Meanwhile, government is blaming local authorities for not following efficiency programmes initiated after the last such disputes. About 400,000 workers went on strike from 9am this morning. For more information see: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6473681.stm http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-03-20-israel-strike_N.htm