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Israel's largest union launches strike over Netanyahu plans

Police used water cannons to disperse demonstrators blocking roads. [Oren Ziv, AP]

The head of Israel's largest trade union group says it is launching a general strike in protest over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to overhaul the judiciary.

The decision on Monday by the Histadrut, which represents more than 700,000 workers in numerous sectors, from banks to transportation to health workers, could paralyse large parts of Israel's economy.

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