Israeli Diplomatic Missions Call Off Strike Over Deteriorating Conditions
Employees intended to disable all activities on a different continent every day over 'aggressive' budget cuts and alleged violations of diplomats' rights
Noa Landau
Noa Landau is diplomatic correspondent for Haaretz. Prior to this, she served as head of the news department and editor of Haaretz English Edition. She is also a member of the newspaper’s editorial board.
Before joining Haaretz, Landau worked as a news reporter and editor for Galei-Tzahal, Channel 10 and Maariv. She was a 2016 fellow at The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford, where she studied the rise of gag orders in Israel. Got a diplomatic scoop?
Israeli Diplomatic Missions to Go on Worldwide Strike Over Deteriorating Conditions
Employees intend to disable all activities on a different continent every day over 'aggressive' budget cuts and alleged violations of diplomats' rights
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