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US President Donald Trump Special Representative, Jason Greenblatt, at Israeli President Reuven Rivlin's residence in Jerusalem.

Employees of the Foreign Ministry won’t disrupt the visit by U.S. President Donald Trump, set for May 22-23, after all.

That’s according to multiple Israeli media reporting the Finance Ministry has reached an agreement with Histadrut Labor Union representatives for the Foreign Ministry workers, after a meeting Wednesday between the Prime Minister’s Office with representatives from the Finance and Foreign ministries.

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In accordance with the agreement, the new wage contract will be implemented within the next two weeks, as opposed to the timeless situation that was ongoing previously.

Foreign service personnel previously told JewishPress.com that a prior contract was not honored and promises were not kept.

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Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for Babble.com, Chabad.org and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism.