Labor Court to rule on general strike early Thursday

National Labor Court President Nili Arad has ordered the Histadrut labor federation and the Treasury to continue the negotiations aimed at ending the general strike, and to report their progress by 1 am Thursday. She is then to decide whether to allow the Histadrut to continue the strike.

Histadrut Chairman Ofer Eini said following the court hearing that "The gaps are still large, I hope we can make progress in the negotiations and reach solutions." (Tani Goldstein)