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Sderot residents burning tires Saturday evening following a Qassam strike which wounded two brothers. (AP) Last update - 18:27 10/02/2008 Trade Min. orders recruitment of workers to Sderot vital services By Haaretz Service Tags: Eli Yishai, Sderot  Industry, Trade and Labor Minister Eli Yishai on Sunday signed an injunction permitting the emergency recruitment of workers in Sderot who are vital to their line of business in the city's public sector. Yishai approved the use of court orders following his meeting with Defense Minister Ehud Barak, and based on security assessments according to which the situation in the rocket-stricken Negev town could deteriorate in the near future and necessitate the recruitment of absentee workers. The injunction allows the government to recruit workers in such sectors as health, welfare, communication, water, electricity, postal services and food providers. Advertisement It is also binding for workers who live outside of Sderot but who are required to provide essential services for the southern town, such as medical equipment repair. Hundreds of Sderot residents protest Qassam barrage Earlier Sunday, some 300 Sderot residents and their supporters demonstrated in Jerusalem following a Qassam rocket strike on the city, which left two brothers, aged 8 and 19, seriously wounded. Several of the demonstrators briefly clashed with police forces at the scene. The demonstrators, including several right-winged extremists, blocked major traffic arteries on the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway and later demonstrated across from the Prime Minister's Office. The protesters, who were calling on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign, held up remains of exploded Qassam rockets that had struck southern communities. Some of the protesters were said to have hurled stones at police officers and to have tried to break the entrance gates of the Prime Minister's Office, before being dispersed by the police. No injuries were reported in the incident. Sderot residents also called on Defense Minster Ehud Barak to resign in the wake of the ongoing Qassam rocket fire on their city and neighboring communities. The calls were made by city residents present at a meeting between the visiting Barak, his deputy Matan Vilnai, and Sderot Mayor Eli Moyal. Barak vowed to continue efforts to put an end to the Qassam fire, and added that the IDF is carrying out various operations in the Gaza Strip, some of them secret, in attempts to stop the rocket fire "We will continue to attack with all available means," Barak said. But angry residents seeking a large-scale military assault on Gaza militants accused the defense minister of neglecting them. "Go home. Why did you bother coming?" one resident shouted. On Saturday evening, following the Qassam strike that wounded the two brothers, Sderot residents blocked entrances to the town and burned tires in protest of the deteriorating security situation, demanding a major offensive in Gaza. Later Saturday, residents drove in a procession of vehicles to Tel Aviv, in order to demonstrate across from Barak's residence. Police, however, dispersed the procession when it reached Ashkelon Junction, and the demonstrators returned to Sderot to protest there. Moyal said he intended to set up a protest tent across from Olmert's home, calling on the prime minister to let residents "live in peace in Sderot." On Sunday, the school attended by Osher and Rami Twito, the brothers that were wounded in Saturday's Qassam strike, recorded an attendance rate of a mere 68 percent. This rate was lower than the attendance even on the days of the heaviest Qassam barrages. According to school principal Hannah Moyal, most of the students didn't show up for class because their families had left town. Sderot teachers opened Sunday's school day with a discussion of the situation in the city. The superintendent and the head of the city's social services arrived at the city's schools Sunday morning to discuss the previous day's attack with teachers and students. The average attendance at other Sderot schools was approximately 80 percent. Related articles: IAF kills Hamas man; 2 brothers hurt in Sderot Qassam strike PM to cabinet: We will get all perpetrators of terror Shas Min.: Only complete power cut in Gaza will bring results Bookmark to del.icio.us   All in the family Tel Aviv municipality moves to retain contract with Gaza City as 'twin city.' Pining for a leader A documentary examines Ariel Sharon's motive for the Gaza disengagement.   1.   Sderot residents are fed up with Hermit. 15:18  |  Stephen. 10/02/08   2.   It`s not as if the government isn`t trying to stop the Qassams 15:22  |  Conroy 10/02/08   3.   No kneejerk reaction 16:19  |  K 10/02/08   4.   not enough`` all 25,000 residents should march 16:25  |  chaim 10/02/08   5.   Sderot Residents Clash with Police 16:29  |  Maurice Zaslawsky 10/02/08   6.   # 5 Maurice.....toppling the gov is not the way 17:38  |  Lynn 10/02/08   7.   Just evacuate Sderot. Place them with Gush Katif people 17:46  |  Natallie Durson 10/02/08   8.   The question is...Why is Olmert "fending off the pressure"? 19:00  |  Israel needs a 10/02/08   9.   Does Israel really care about Sderot? 19:38  |  Chris Linthwaite 10/02/08   10.   #4 Chaim 19:39  |  Paul Wood 10/02/08   11.   israelis are liars, nonedied from this rockets 21:15  |  tasteurownmedicine 10/02/08   12.   Taste of Your Own Medicine 22:17  |  Yaakov 10/02/08   13.   Workers for Sderot 23:36  |  John Mac 10/02/08

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