Besides mass protests to contend with, Israel faces the risk of its public sector being crippled. The head of Israel’s main public sector union said he would meet with other union officials to discuss the possibility of declaring a “general labor dispute in the economy,” which they would activate “if necessary until a complete shutdown is achieved.”
Although the reforms should be enough to unlock half of the €27 billion worth of frozen funds, the European Commission will likely take its time to use it as leverage on the LGBT and migration front as well.
N-VA MP Sander Loones notes that rulings on migration and climate in particular are affected, “where sometimes judges rather than politicians determine policy.”
