At least 2 weeks of talks with Treasury, mediated by former Supreme Court justice and University of Haifa legal expert, will go on.
Doctors residents x-ray 311(photo credit: Thinkstock/Imagebank)ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICHHundreds of rebel medical residents at hospitals in the center of the country and in Haifa returned to work on Monday, following a week of absenteeism over their dissatisfaction with the labor accord signed by the Israel Medical Association in August.Now, at least two weeks of negotiations with the Treasury, mediated by former Supreme Court justice Yitzhak Zamir and University of Haifa legal expert Prof. Mordehai Mironi, will go on.RELATED:Health Ministry looks to get residents back to workThe Treasury has stated in advance that it will not break the nine-year accord it signed with the IMA but could make “adjustments” that satisfy the residents, who have been disrupting hospital routines for three months.The talks will be intensive, said the High Court of Justice, which facilitated the return to work and the mediation. The two sides will report back to the court on progress a week after the talks reconvene.The process of issuing contempt of court orders against the residents has been halted; doctors who continue to refuse to go back to work will still face such orders, the court said.RECOMMENDED STORIESAt least 70 wounded, two killed after four rounds of Iranian attack slam IsraelJUNE 12, 2025Israel trying to persuade US to join in continuing strikes on Iran, sources tell 'Post'JUNE 13, 2025Vacation ruse, phantom trip, hostage decoy: How Israel misled Tehran before Iran strikeJUNE 13, 2025Mossad leads series of secret attack operations in heart of IranJUNE 13, 2025