He is not only restless on the street and in parliament, but also within the coalition itself. Israeli media reports that Netanyahu has informed the parties that he wants to suspend the legal reforms, only the far-right party Jewish Power would not agree. Itamar Ben-Gvir, security minister and leader of that party, said on Twitter that the government should stick to the plans and not “give in to anarchy”.
Meanwhile, the Israeli trade union federation has called a nationwide strike. The leader of the national workers’ organization Histadrut wants to shut down the country completely so that Netanyahu halts his reform plans. Many companies join the strike.
Almost immediately after the Histadrut press conference, staff at Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion Airport went on strike. According to Ben-Gurion airport spokesman, no more planes take off from Tel Aviv. Transavia flies to Israel despite the strike. The two largest ports, Haifa and Ashod, are also flat. In addition, many universities across the country are closed today, even doctors today are unlikely to go to work in hospitals.