NEW YORK (JNS) – Israel’s embassy in Washington and its New York consulate announced on Monday that both will be closed in response to a strike called by the Histadrut, also known as the General Organization of Workers in Israel.
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Israel’s national labor union “instructed all government employees to go on general strike, including Israel’s diplomatic missions around the world,” according to the embassy’s Twitter feed. “The diplomats have been instructed to stop all ongoing activities and meetings.”
The embassy will remain closed “until further notice, and no consular services will be provided,” it added.
The diplomats at the embassy are all part of the Histadrut.
Itay Milner, spokesman for the consulate in New York, tweeted that “the Consulate General of Israel in New York will be closed today, and no consular services will be provided.”
The announcements came hours after Asaf Zamir, consul general in New York, resigned on Sunday and Yoav Gallant, defense minister, was fired on Sunday night by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu should fire all of them!