Israel: Student strike shuts 10 university, college campuses

by E Wayne Ross on January 3, 2007

Haaretz.com: University and college students strike over likely tuition hike

University students were intensifying their campaign against the Shochat Committee on Reform in Higher Education by shutting down ten institutions of higher learning on Wednesday.

The Jerusalem Post: Student strike shuts 10 university, college campuses

Frustration at recent Treasury decisions reached the boiling point on Wednesday as teachers decided to open schools late on Thursday in what unions are calling a “warning strike,” and student associations shut down university and college campuses across the country.