General Strike Highlights Israel's Dependency on Palestinian Workers

The Israel Builders Association said the strike over the situation in Gaza, Jerusalem and in mixed cities across Israel paralyzed building sites, causing estimated losses of nearly $40 million

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Lee Yaron
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A hundred East Jerusalem residents have been working for years as street cleaners in Modi’in. There had never been any friction or conflict between them and the city’s residents. Every day they would leave Shoafat, go through two checkpoints to arrive at 5:30 A.M. in the Israeli city, collect garbage until the afternoon, and go home. Modi’in residents are pleased with how their city looks, and would at times send messages to the municipality complimenting the cleaners’ work.

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