Naama Lazimi says she aims to curb income boosts unless bottom earners also get a raise; current system ties MKs' salaries to average salaries

Monthly paycheck linked to average salaries, but system frozen during COVID-19 pandemic; PM to get around NIS 64,700 ($19,700) per month, lawmakers NIS 52,000 ($15,340)

Starting Tuesday, teachers will not participate in activities after school hours; association head says measures meant as a 'warning' at this point

Undervaluing our teachers is not only deplorably shortsighted. It's also emblematic of an economy dangerously dividing into an often callous elite and a demotivated majority

Excluding those affected by pandemic, unemployment drops to 2.9%, the lowest it's been in 50 years; the average monthly wage stands at NIS 12,052

In run up to 2022 games, country has been accused of enabling widespread labor abuses