Netanyahu’s associates furious over the move by Pinchas Idan, chairman of the Israel Airports Authority workers’ union, prompting the Prime Minister to order his removal from Likud.
Flights are disrupted and baggage cannot be retrieved at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel due to a staff strike. The strike is costing the economy between 8 and 10 million dollars. Netanyahu has ordered the expulsion of the strike leader from the party.