BREAKING: Israeli PM Netanyahu pauses judicial reforms that would give him more power after protests erupt across Israel.
On Monday, Israel’s largest trade union called for a general strike that halted everything from medical services to flights to meals served by McDonald's restaurants.
Israel’s diplomatic staff were among those on strike Monday on the advice of their trade union, one diplomat who was not authorized to brief the media told NBC News. Israel’s embassies in Washington and around the world shut as a result and some diplomats replaced their social media profile pictures with the Israeli flag.
“This is the time that together we bring Israel back to sanity and to the right path. This is the time that we together say ‘enough’ and it doesn’t matter if we are right or left,” Histadrut said in a statement.Israel's airport authority confirmed just before 11 a.m. local time that all departing flights from Ben-Gurion International Airport would be grounded.
Big brands also took part in the protest: McDonald's said it would begin closing its restaurants across the country from midday before a full national closure from 2 p.m. .Israel’s leading universities was also closed Monday in protest against both Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan and Gallant’s firing.
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