Demonstrations Continue in Southern Israel
Lesson Brief
Israel Hayom
On February 25, Israel Hayom reported on the ongoing worker and activist demonstrations in southern Israel in the wake of mass lay offs at Bromine Compounds factory, which is owned by Idan Ofer's Israel Chemicals (ICL). Thousands of demonstrators, many of whom are local residents, have turned out over the last couple of days to protest the lay offs that will have a severe impact on the employment situation in the south of the country.