A faculty strike that began in late October may force Israel’s universities to cancel the semester, according to today’s Haaretz newspaper.
On Sunday the National Labor Court declined to order senior lecturers, who are striking over pay, back to work. As a result, university presidents met on Monday to discuss whether it made sense to continue classes. They had asked the court for an injunction to force professors back to work.
Professors, university heads, and government officials continued negotiations on Monday.
According to Haaretz, the president of Bar-Ilan University, Moshe Kaveh, said on Sunday, before the court’s decision, that “if the court does not issue back-to-work orders, we will declare the school year canceled.” He later backpedaled, saying there are “a few days” to go before that has to happen. —Beth McMurtrie
