Israel - Police stops buses of protestors (2011)

In April 2010 Arab authority heads protested against what they claim were discriminatory budget cuts. Organisers of the protest reported that the protest was attended by hundreds of municipality employees and authority heads but that two buses full of protestors were stopped by police from attending. The Union of Local Authorities claimed that the government failed to hand over hundreds of millions of dollars of their budget, despite the fact that they had met all the standards set by the state. There were also complaints about wage arrears of up to six months. The Finance Ministry rejected the claims.