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Palestinians plan general strike across Israel and occupied territories
17 May 2021 11:22 BST
Palestinian activists have called a general strike in Jerusalem, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and Palestinian towns in Israel to protest ongoing Israeli human rights violations in Gaza and the rest of historic Palestine.
The planned strike will mean the closure of all commercial activities in opposition to the recent escalation of violence in Gaza and planned expulsion of Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah, MEE correspondent Shatha Hammad reported.
Student unions in Palestine have also joined calls for a general strike and vowed not to attend their classes in solidarity.
This protest will be the first of its kind since the famous 1936 general strike in Palestine against oppressive policies imposed by the British Mandate.