McDonald’s would begin to close restaurants in Israel from 12 p.m. (5 a.m. EST) until a total shutdown by 2 p.m., the fast food chain tweeted. McDonald’s operates 226 kosher and non-kosher restaurants across the country.
McDonald’s said it was joining the general strike in Israel on Monday as workers spanning multiple sectors walk out over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned judicial reforms.
Histadrut also instructed all government employees to go on strike, including consulates around the world according to Elad Strohmayer, spokesman of the Israeli Embassy to the U.S. He tweeted on Monday that the U.S. embassy will be closed “until further notice.” But over the weekend the protests swelled, with tens of thousands of people taking to Tel Aviv’s streets after Netanyahu fired his Defence Minister Yoav Galant on Sunday. Galant broke rank, publicly calling for a pause to the government reforms on Saturday citing security concerns. The longtime ally of Netanyahu urged that the legislative process be halted for a month.
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