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Israeli embassy in London shuts down as consular staff strike

A London protest for Israelis and Jews is planned for Monday afternoon at Parliament Square

March 27, 2023 13:22
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 23: A general view of the Israeli Embassy on March 23, 2010 in London, England. A Mossad representative at the Israel embassy in London is to be expelled after Israeli security services are alleged to have cloned British passports which aided the killing of a senior Hamas commander last month in Dubai. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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Israel’s London embassy has shut down, joining a worldwide strike of diplomats over Neatnyahu's proposed judicial overhaul.

The embassy has not issued a statement but has shut down “to join the general strike.”

The unprecedented decision follows the example of American embassy announcing it too would join the strike and “shut down until further notice.”

Over the weekend, Israel’s Consul General in New York, Asaf Zamir, announced his resignation over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s firing of Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.