Israel Embassy, Including Ambassador, Go On Strike. The Reason Is...
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Israel's embassy in India is participating in a strike called by its biggest labour union in protest against the hard-right government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial push to overhaul the justice system.
Israel's embassy in India is participating in a strike called by its biggest labour union in protest against the hard-right government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial push to overhaul the justice system.
"The Histadrut, Israel's largest labour union, instructed all government employees to go on strike, including Israel's diplomatic missions around the world. The embassy of Israel will be closed today until further notice and no consular services will be provided," Israel's embassy in India said in a statement this evening.
Officials of all Israeli missions in India and around the world will remain on strike until it is called off.
Mr Netanyahu was due to address the nation later today, a day after sacking his defence minister who had broken ranks over the divisive issue, and after President Isaac Herzog again urged an immediate stop to the reform push.
