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Hundreds of demonstrators rally in Tel Aviv against the government's controversial judicial reforms, as politicians hold a second day of talks. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday a pause in the legislative process to allow time for dialogue. IMAGES
Israel's top trade union chief called a general strike Monday over the hard-right government's controversial judicial reforms, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked his defence minister who had called for a stop to the overhaul.
Travellers wait with their luggage at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv as most departures are halted after Israel's top trade union chief called for a general strike in response to the government's judicial reform programme. IMAGES
The strike by the Histadrut umbrella group, which represents more than 700,000 workers in health, transit and banking, among many other fields, could paralyze large parts of Israel's economy, which is already on shaky ground, ratcheting up the pressure on Netanyahu to suspend the overhaul.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was rushed to the hospital early Sunday for an emergency implantation of a heart pacemaker, plunging Israel into deeper turmoil after widespread protests over his contentious judicial overhaul plan.
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