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Monthly Issue/June 2022

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Teachers protest at last week's rally. (Photo: Cadia Levy)

Tens of Thousands of Teachers Protest in Tel Aviv: “Our Children's House is Burning”. Protesters demand salary increase and denounce Finance Ministry’s postponement of negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement | Principal from Jerusalem: “If we don’t help teachers earn a decent living in the public school system, then they’ll go and earn a fair wage teaching in private schools, or they’ll leave education altogether”

By Michal Marantz 0

Bus driver Sigalit Mergui holds up a protest shirt. “Men can use the bathroom on the street, which is unpleasant and inappropriate. But what is a religious woman meant to do?” (Photo: Nizzan Zvi Cohen)

Bus Drivers Protest Lack of Basic Services: a Toilet. Egged drivers began protesting for the basic right to a toilet | “I have to hold it all day,” says Sigalit Mergui, a driver who begins her day at 6:00 in the morning. “I don’t drink sometimes and often finish work feeling very weak”

By Nizzan Zvi Cohen 0

Minister of Finance Avigdor Lieberman and Secretary General of the Teachers' Union, Yaffa Ben David (Photo: Ministry of Finance spokeswoman)

The Future of Education in Israel Will Be Determined by the Teachers’ Paychecks. Despite Lieberman’s efforts to play it down, teachers’ salaries remain the most crucial element in negotiations | The Teachers’ Union’s demand for a starting salary of 10,000 shekels per teacher will bring Israel closer to the OECD average | Analysis

By Tal Kaspin 0

Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli. Paternity leave is a nice perk for the upper classes (Photo: Yonatan Zindel, Flash 90)

Why Was the Flag March So Popular? Follow the Money. The ultra-nationalist Flag March on Jerusalem Day, led by the far-right MK Itamar Ben Gvir, was attended by several thousands | When the government’s economic policies further entrench socioeconomic inequality, those who are left behind will turn to the extreme right | Opinion

By Gil Plotkin 0

Doctors protest at the Sha’are Tzedek Hospital in Jerusalem following violence against medical staff. (Photo: Hospital spokesperson)

Doctors, Nurses and Pharmacists Strike in Protest of Continuing Violence in the Workplace. After another violent attack by patients or families, medical professionals went on strike to demand immediate implementation of promised security | Chairman of the Israel Medical Association, Professor Zion Hagay: “If we do not see immediate action, we will continue to intensify our measures” | Chairwoman of the National Association of Nurses Ilana Cohen: “We are in a state of emergency”

By Dafna Eisbruch 0

“No one should live in a closet.” (Photo: David Frenkel)

The Words Behind the Rainbow Flags. Capitalism and patriarchy, Mom and Putin, apartheid and eviction: signs and messages from the 2022 Jerusalem Pride March | Photo Essay

By David Twersky and David Frenkel 0

View of new and old apartment buildings from south Tel Aviv neighborhood of Florentin. (Photo archive: Hadas Parush / Flash90)

The Challenge: Finding Affordable Apartments For Rent. A short journey to find an apartment close to Tel Aviv | Bat Yam, Holon, Azor; a day and a half long search

By Hadas Yom Tov 0