Israel's 150 largest companies are on strike on Monday in protest against the continuation of the legal legislation. The announcement of the strike came last night after a meeting of the Business Forum.
Among the striking malls are: Big Malls, Ofer Malls, Azrieli Malls, G Malls, Amot Malls and Seven Stars Mall in Herzliya.
150 companies in the economy are on strike, photo: Big Shopping Centers
Shufersal notes that all of the chain's branches and online services will continue to operate as usual. Victory said, "Victory branches across the country, including Azrieli and Malsiron malls, are open today (Monday, July 24) as usual.
150 companies in the economy are on strike, photo: Big Shopping Centers
In light of recent events, Bank Hapoalim said it would "allow its employees to exercise the right to demonstrate during and as part of the working day, each according to his conscience. In order to ensure business continuity and prevent harm to our customers, this absence will take place subject to the approval of the direct manager. Employees will be allowed to complete their absences in coordination with a direct manager, and in any case the employee's salary will not be affected."
Hai Galis, CEO of BIG, wrote on his Facebook page last night: "When hundreds of thousands of demonstrators take to the streets, when tens of thousands of reservists, including hundreds of pilots without whom we have no air force, announce the cessation of volunteering, when our beloved country loses itself in the know, the business sector must also do everything in its power to stop the madness. So today I put on a khaki shirt for the crucial nightly meeting of the Business Forum of the heads of the largest companies in the economy, so that I will remember that these heroes must not be left alone in the battle, and the business sector must also take action and participate in the protest effort to reach broad agreement and return our beloved country to sanity and routine."
Uri Abel, CEO of the Seven Stars Mall in Herzliya, also addressed the strike on his Facebook page, writing: "This morning the activities of the companies in the forum, including the Seven Stars Mall from the settlement training house, will not open. We must reach agreements that will prevent the dramatic damage to the economy and the rift that is tearing society apart, dismantling the people's army and endangering the security and future of us all.
The forum calls on the prime minister to fulfill his duty, to understand the magnitude of the disaster that may occur in the days between the Egyptians before Tisha B'Av, to immediately stop the legislation and enter into dialogue."
On the other hand, some businesses oppose the combination of politics and business. Alon Deitch, co-founder and partner at the fashion chain Select, told Israel Hayom: "I think there is nothing to mix politics and commerce. In addition, this is a period of recession, when work is already shallow. No one in a recession wants to close a business. It's not that the hundreds or thousands of traders that the big groups have, decided unanimously and they gave a tailwind to close their businesses. No one in a recession wants to close their business."
Adir Shmila, owner of the Afula cracking chain: "We basically work because we are defined as an essential business and therefore we also work in places that are on strike. We are not a café or clothes, but a kind of supermarket. We don't want to mix our business with political matters. Our stores provide service, it's not like Fox that you can postpone the purchase. During Corona we worked and that's how we see the business. This is not a political statement. We do not mix politics with business – neither in demonstrations for nor against.
I provide service to customers of all shades. We have branches in central Tel Aviv and in the periphery.
"We are not identified at the business level with either side and try to separate. At a Shabbat table you can argue and argue. In general, I think that the protest should be separated from business matters. Need to serve customers. As for the other networks, that everyone will do what he understands . Service providers and even banks, which shut down because of political opinion, I don't believe in that, but that's how I see my business."
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