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View of an empty school in Nablus, occupied West Bank, during a strike of Palestinian teachers, March 7, 2023. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

Defying PA repression, Palestinian teachers lead biggest strike in years

Amid an economic crisis caused by Israeli policies and PA corruption, teachers are bringing schools and streets to a standstill until their demands are met.

By Basel Adra April 18, 2023

A general strike by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the Balata camp, in the West Bank city of Nablus, January 24, 2023. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

UNRWA strike spotlights spiraling conditions in West Bank refugee camps

The protest by workers at the UN agency comes amid funding cuts and escalating pressure to 'eliminate the Palestinian refugee issue.'

By Basel Adra February 14, 2023

Palestinian laborers arrive at the first of eight metal carousels they must pass through in the Sha’ar Ephraim checkpoint separating the West Bank and Israel, December 22, 2014. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

At West Bank checkpoint, a fleeting victory for Palestinian laborers

Thousands of Palestinian laborers refused to pass through a West Bank checkpoint in protest of overcrowding and bad treatment from Israeli guards. A day later, their demands were met at the privatized checkpoint, but many believe the improvements won’t last long. The Palestinian laborers passing through the “Sha’ar Ephraim” checkpoint in the early morning are…

By Haggai Matar December 22, 2014

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Thousands of African asylum seekers meet in south Tel Aviv's Levinsky Park to plan a three-day general strike protesting Israel's immigration policies and asylum regime, January 4, 2014. (Photo: Activestills.org)

African asylum seekers to strike in protest of Israeli immigration policies

In protest of new law authorizing indefinite detention and a wave of roundups in south Tel Aviv, asylum seekers declare general strike and three days of protests. Thousands of African asylum seekers met in a south Tel Aviv park Saturday night to plan a three-day general strike protesting Israel’s asylum and immigration policies. Their central…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man January 4, 2014

Thai workers on a tractor on the way to start their working day, early hours of October 18, 2013. (Shiraz Grinbaum/Activestills.org)

Home Field: Visiting agriculture workers in Israel, part 2

In a series of posts based on field visits and meetings with migrant workers in Israel, Noa Shauer and Shiraz Grinbaum highlight the conditions, hardships and exploitation of foreign workers. In part 2, a Thai worker and labor organizer at Moshav Sde Nitzan is deported for organizing a strike over working conditions. Read part 1 here…

By Activestills November 27, 2013

Empty news desk at Haaretz, October 3rd 2012. Journalists have declared a general strike on the paper and all the group's internet sites, in protest of the planned layoff of 20 percent of them

Haaretz journalists go on strike, no paper on Thursday

Haaretz’s journalists decided this afternoon to cancel the printing of the newspaper tomorrow, for both the Hebrew and the English editions. The internet sites of Haaretz Group (Haaretz.co.il, Haaretz.com and TheMarker.com) have not been updated since the early afternoon. UPDATE: The sites will go back to work at midnight local time. Workers at Haaretz are…

By Noam Sheizaf October 3, 2012

Palestinians push taxis along Hebron Road in the West Bank town of Bethlehem to protest the high cost of fuel and food, September 10, 2012. (photo: RRB/Activestills.org)

PHOTO: Palestinian taxi and truck drivers protest high fuel and food prices

Though rumors of a general strike that would have shut down all traffic and closed businesses in Bethlehem and other West Bank cities failed to materialize, streets have been blocked in several locations as taxi and truck drivers took to the streets to protest high fuel and food prices. Reports from Ramallah, Tulkarem, Nablus, Hebron,…

By Activestills September 10, 2012