Fuel protests to bring road chaos

Thousands of buses, taxis, and trucks will converge on central Israel Thursday.

Thousands of bus, taxi, and truck drivers will make their way to central Israel Thursday in the opening round of the battle to abolish the duty on diesel, the Israel Road Transport Board has said.

Vehicles from all over Israel will form a convoy of trucks, buses and taxis on the Haifa-Tel Aviv highways. At the same time, hundreds of taxis are also set to begin their descent from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, and another large convoy will make its way from Tel Aviv southward.

Taking part in the demonstration will be 4,000 privately owned buses and minibuses, 22,000 taxis, heavy duty and lightweight truck fleets, and the Israel Tour Guides Association.

The convoy is expected to bring traffic on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv to a standstill at around 5 pm.

Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on June 18, 2008

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