Opposition to Netanyahu plan mounts as unions launch strike in Israel
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The growing resistance to the plan came hours after tens of thousands of people burst into the streets around the country in a show of anger.
Israel’s largest trade union group has launched a strike across a broad swathe of sectors, joining a surging protest movement against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the judiciary – a plan that is facing unprecedented opposition.