Palestinian teachers strike over pay dispute - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Public school teachers demonstrate in front of a ministry of education office on the first day of the new academic year in the West Bank city of Hebron September 2, 2006. Tens of thousands of Palestinian government employees went on strike in the West Bank and Gaza on Saturday in protest against unpaid salaries and the perceived failings of the Hamas-led government. REUTERS/Nayef Hashlamoun (WEST BANK) - RTR1GWVF — Public school teachers demonstrate in front of a Ministry of Education office on the first day of the new academic year, Hebron, West Bank, Sept. 2, 2006. — REUTERS/Nayef Hashlamoun

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