The State Employees' Union announced that Tax Authority workers will not enter Bnei Brak, escalating the dispute following last week's attack on inspectors. The union had previously suspended operations in the city, demanding a substantive arrangement before staff return, according to ynet.
The State Employees' Union escalated its dispute with the Bnei Brak municipality on Sunday afternoon, formally barring Tax Authority workers from entering the city. The union had already suspended operations in Bnei Brak earlier in the day, as The Zioneer reported at 13:29 Jerusalem, and rejected the mayor's apology as insufficient, demanding a substantive arrangement before staff return.
The conflict began on Friday, July 17, at 13:41 Jerusalem, when The Zioneer reported that the Tax Authority had frozen war-damage aid to Bnei Brak residents after an attack on its inspectors. The director then conditioned aid on the municipality condemning the attack. Throughout the afternoon, subsequent reports detailed the expansion of the freeze, the union's suspension of operations, and the attack described as a 'lynching.'
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich condemned the attack on July 8, as The Zioneer reported at 18:17 Jerusalem, calling it 'unacceptable.' The union has rejected the mayor's apology and continues to demand a substantive arrangement.
The situation remains unresolved, with the union maintaining its position and the municipality's response still pending.
8 developments
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- DevelopingShilo Fried claims Vizhnitz Hasidic message center organized Bnei Brak Tax Authority attack
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