JERUSALEM: An Israeli labour court on Monday (Sep 2) ordered a halt to a strike called by the country’s largest union to support a deal that would secure the release of hostages held in Gaza.
“We are issuing a nationwide order to forbid the strike that was launched, stating that the strike must stop today” effective immediately, the Tel Aviv Labour Court said in its ruling seen by AFP, citing the “politically motivated” nature of the strike.
The court ruling came after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich – a far-right leader who opposes a truce in the war – called on the court to move to ban the strike.
The court pointed to a statement by the Histadrut union’s chairman to determine the strike was not called for economic reasons.
“We cannot stand by while our children are being murdered in the tunnels in Gaza,” the union’s chairman Arnon Bar-David said on Sunday to explain the need for a strike.
The union is authorised to call for strikes only on economic reasons and workers’ rights but not over political issues.
Source: CNA
