Aliona Ciurca is a correspondent for RFE/RL's Moldovan Service based in Chisinau who covers social and political topics.
Moldova has paused a recruitment effort to funnel construction workers to Israel, alleging that Israelis have put Moldovans in "high-risk conflict zones," withheld passports, and committed other abuses while plugging gaps in their workforce brought on by the current war in the Gaza Strip.
