There's a big strike here in Israel starting tomorrow (Sunday, December 17, 2017).
(You may be asking "What strike"? And that's a great question. It's complicated. But it's going to affect you no matter what, so let's just get to the nitty gritty.)
Here's an abbreviated, albeit still long, list of who is on strike:
Hospitals/Healthcare (on Shabbat schedule)
Public Hospitals
Ichilov
Carmel
Bnei Tzion
Shaarei Tzedek
Hadassa Ein Kerem
Clalit Health Services
S.L.H.
Clalit Medical Engineering
Kupat Cholim Meuchedet
Banks:
Brinks
Igud
Otzar HaChayal
Beinleumi and Pagi
Discount
Discount Mortgage Bank
Yahav
Jerusalem
Leumi
Mizrachi
Masad
Mercantile
Arab-Israel
HaPoalim
Local Government:
The Center for Local Government / Local Governments
Jerusalem Municipality
Tel Aviv Municipality
Haifa Municipality
The Center for Regional Government / Regional Governments
Religious Services
Firefighter and Rescue Services
Building and Planning Committees
Water Companies
City Groups
Universities
Open University
Hebrew University
Tel Aviv University
Haifa University
Bar Ilan University
Ben Gurion University
Technion
Weitzmann Institute
Seminar HaKibbutzim
Government Offices:
All government offices
Misrad Hapnim
Immigration Offices
Ministry of Economy and Industry
Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Transportation and Road Safety
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Internal Security
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Communications
Ministry of Building
Ministry of Culture and Sport
Ministry of Science, Technology, and Space
Ministry of Energy and Water Infrastructure
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Justice
/
/
/
the list goes on and on and I'm skipping some
The Rabbinate
Tax Offices
The Knesset
Bituach Leumi
Employment Services
Magen David Adom
Airport Services
Amidar
Amigur
National Parks Services
The Bursah
Keren Kayemet
Keren Heyesod
The Jewish Agency
Israel Port Authorities
Electric Company
Israel Post
Israel Museum
Land of Israel Museum - TA
TA Museum of Art
Diaspora Museum
Visa CAL
Isracard
Leumi Card
Many Gas Stations
Bezeq
Most major insurance companies
Pelephone
Bezeq Beinleumi
Bezeq Online
Cellcom - Netvision
Partner
Hot Mobile
UPS
and more
Basically, CALL before you go somewhere. They will most likely be on strike.
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