If the workers at the Port of Ashdod had internalized the government's ferocious war on corruption, what happened to them this week would likely not have taken place. Had they observed the disdain the corruption provoked among the Israeli public, they would have likely warned their unshakeable leader of the impending disaster. And that’s what happened this week to one of Israel’s strongest trade unions, which thought it was impervious to any adverse impact.
On May 28, in the early morning hours, police patrol cars raced toward the port chiefs' homes. One vehicle headed to the elegant home of the port trade union’s chairman. Policemen entered the home, searched all the rooms, took what they wanted with them and ordered him to accompany them. When Alon Hassan exited his house, police investigators encircled him and pushed him into the patrol car.
