The diplomats actually do their work? That is amazing!

and add in the edict:  strikers going on in public services (and ness. Branches) brought to Jail - these mafia-clan downshut of the country IS  a arranged EXISTENCIAL THREAT to ISRAEL and its people ! And make shure it's announced:  negotiations going on but not with the actual "heads" of the unions - they have to stay out bec. they took Israel and Israelis as their hostages and unwilling to negotiate ! _  Remember what the survivors did for our country, so many years day-by-day in existencial threats, ill and hungry they were fighting for the existence and well-being of Israel and didnt thought a second about luxus and payments at all ! Don't forget and wake up !

As an Israeli living in the Diaspora this is a huge embarrassment and an unnecessary black eye for the State of Israel. No diplomat goes into this line of work for the money. The government needs to stop stonewalling and resolve this ASAP via good faith negotiations so our embassies, ambassadors and FM staff can return to the superlative -- and essential -- work that they do.

I'm one of those Israelis without a passport. I'm an American with dual citizenship and I applied for a passport renewal at the Israel Consulate in New York 4 weeks ago. Due to the strike, I never got my passport, and my flight to Israel for a family wedding is in a few days. I'll go with my American passport and my Teudat Zehut, and hope for the best. Very frustrating. Despite all this, I'm not angry at the diplomatic corps. They have a right to strike. It's sad that the sides haven't been able to resolve this, but the workers have the right to use this tool if they are being shortchanged.