Israel's labour court has ruled that today's general strike must end by 14:30 local time-strikers say goes until 18:00

[Dennis Donovan]

Steve Lookner
BBC: "Israel's labour court has ruled that today's general strike must end by 14:30 local time (12:30 BST).
Local media reports earlier today said organisers planned to keep going until 18:00 local time (16:00 BST)."

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Israeli court orders end to general strike as thousands march and block roads to demand Gaza hostage deal

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[Lonestarblue]

1. Maybe the strike needs to continue until Bibi us forced out of office.

[Beastly Boy]

3. The purpose of the strike is to get the hostages back.

Maybe the strike needs to continue until the hostages are back.

Reducing the extent of the problem to forcing Netanyahu out of office is missing the entire issue of hostages being abducted, abused and killed in Gaza by Hamas terrorists.

[House of Roberts]

2. Forced labor is tyranny

whether it's paid or not. Israel needs to take a step back and really look at themselves.

[Beastly Boy]

4. This is ridiculous.

Nobody is forcing anyone into compulsory labor. The court's decision is to end the strike. What happens then is entirely up to every single individual participating in the strike. Nobody is forcing them back to work. It's a matter of each and every one of them exercising their free will, which is where the power of their response lies.

[House of Roberts]

5. I guess you stand with organized oligarchy against the working class then.

What is 'ending the strike', except the court ordering the workers back to their jobs, and leaving the employer with the advantage of the law requiring the workers to work or face consequences not in place without the court's order?

[Beastly Boy]

6. "Ending the strike" is the court ordering the workers to end the strike.

There is no law that would force them to get back to their jobs. No court in a democratic state can force anyone to work under these circumstances. The law can enforce the ending of the strike, but not to drag people back to their places of employment.

I don't know how familiar you are with the history of labor movement in Israel, but let me tell you that it is the foundation of the Israeli society. Labor is far more organized in Israel than it is in the US, and I stand with them.

I don't know how this is possible, but you are confusing the rule of law with organized oligarchy. I am certain that many of the protesters will defy the court order, and their decision will be made out of their free will and solidarity, not out of fear of being forced back to work by organized oligarchy. And, the law being the law, they will be willing to pay the price. This is the anticipated consequence of them being both union members and citizens.

[House of Roberts]

8. Explain to me how not going back to work

is still 'ending the strike'.

[Beastly Boy]

9. I don't understand what I am supposed to explain.

But still, I will try.

Ending the strike is a court decision that equally applies to each and every participant. Not going back to work is an individual extra-judiciary decision that affects the terms of employment.

The former is binding and enforceable. The latter is a non-compulsory individual decision which, while consequential, is not in itself subject to influence on the part of governing authorities.

[Israeli]

7. After Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the strike

......... saying it was "like telling Sinwar - you murdered six, please enjoy our support," the General Federation of Labor responded: "The Prime Minister's reaction to the solidarity strike is further evidence of his disconnect. The inciting claim that the call for the return of hostages languishing in Gaza helps Sinwar is meant to distract the Israeli public from who it was that transferred billions of dollars to Hamas in suitcases. The Prime Minister, under whose watch the greatest disaster for the Jewish people since the Holocaust occurred, should focus his efforts on bringing our sons and daughters back alive, not in black bags."
(ynet correspondents)

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