The diplomats are demanding an increase in monthly salaries, said to range between £1,049 to £1,570 a month, and compensation for their spouses loss of earnings for having to give up work when posted abroad.
An extended strike has the potential to cripple Israeli diplomacy since the foreign ministry is responsible for organising visits of incoming foreign dignitaries, as well as Israeli ministers' trips abroad.
It could force the Vatican to call off a two-day visit by Pope Francis to the Holy Land, scheduled for May 24 and 25. A Vatican advance team has already postponed a visit intended to finalise arrangements for the the pontiff's arrival.
Even the limited foreign ministry sanctions in place since March 5 forced Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, to cancel a "historic" visit to Latin America last week after diplomats refused to take the necessary measures.
Matthew Gould, the British ambassador to Tel Aviv, was publicly rebuked by the foreign ministry union this month for failing to urge David Cameron to postpone his trip until the dispute had been settled. The union accused Mr Gould of a lack of solidarity by cooperating with alternative arrangements made by the Israeli government to ensure Mr Cameron's visit went ahead.
周日,由于薪酬及工作条件长期令人不满意,以色列外交官们进行了彻底罢工,导致全国103个外国使馆关闭,也影响了即将到访的教宗行程。
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