ent had restrictions saying that Arabs could not work anywhere outside of their villages. Soon this law was changed, and the number of Arab workers increased, while the majority still being manual workers (seasonal workers, construction, service workers-restaurants, hotels, garages, and gas stations). Over time, Israel developed a need for these workers and wages got higher (Jiryis 224).
             The possibility of gaining membership to the Histadrut (Israel's largest trade union federation) was, and still is very slim for Palestinians. Arab labor unions were labeled as "subversive, terrorist activity" by the military authorities an
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