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General strike in Israel over hostages leads to uneven disruptions, reflecting political divisions (apnews.com)

submitted 2 months ago by hedge@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 19 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Destroying an entire people is fine, but dropping bombs on 6 hostages is a bridge too far...

Christ.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@beehaw.org 13 points 2 months ago (4 children)

A week ago these same people were striking in support of rapist soldiers.

Israel is a sick country.

[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 12 points 2 months ago

It's obviously impossible to prove a non-overlap (or overlap) between these groups from where we sit without more information, but I have a feeling that the people protesting the soldiers' prosecution do not want a ceasefire, even for selfish reasons.

[–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago

Same people?

[–] LukeZaz@beehaw.org 5 points 2 months ago

I really don't think these are the same group of people. From the article:

The strike was ignored in some areas, reflecting deep political divisions in Israel after nearly 11 months of fighting.

Those are the people you're thinking of, and they aren't striking.

[–] apis@beehaw.org 5 points 2 months ago

Entirely different groups of people, and they're profoundly opposed to each other.

At the core of this massive protest/strike are groups which have been against the bombardment of Gaza from the outset, and protesting Israel's war against Palestinians for years.