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Israel Opposition Urges General Strike Over Security Chief Ouster

The unprecedented move to fire Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar has deepened divisions in the country (Credit: AFP)

Israel's opposition leader on Saturday called for a general strike if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to obey a Supreme Court decision freezing the government's dismissal of the internal security chief.

If the government "decides to disobey the Court's decision it will become a government outside of the law," Yair Lapid told thousands of demonstrators in central Tel Aviv.

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