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Israel opposition chief calls for mass strike for hostages
Bangkok Post
|August 13, 2025
Israeli opposition chief Yair Lapid yesterday backed calls for a general strike in solidarity with hostages still held in Gaza.
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“Strike on Sunday,’ Mr Lapid posted on X, saying even supporters of the current government should take part and insisting it was not party political.
Sunday is the first day of the working week in Israel.
“Strike out of solidarity. Strike because the families have asked, and that's reason enough. Strike because no one has a monopoly on emotion, on mutual responsibility, on Jewish values.”
Mr Lapid’s post followed a call on Sunday by around 20 parents of hostages still held by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip for a strike.
This story is from the August 13, 2025 edition of Bangkok Post.
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