Following the resignation of Deputy Foreign Minister Sharan Haskel, MK Moshe Bouskila (Likud) will be appointed to the post, according to ynet. The appointment follows Haskel's resignation earlier Wednesday.
ynet reported Wednesday evening that MK Moshe Bouskila (Likud) will be appointed Deputy Foreign Minister, replacing Sharan Haskel who resigned earlier in the day. The report adds a second major news outlet to the story, confirming earlier reports from Israel Hayom and official sources.
Haskel resigned Wednesday morning; her resignation letter, revealed at 10:20 Jerusalem, directly accused Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar of lying to her and to the public, as The Zioneer reported. At 10:43, reservist organizations criticized the timing. The first reports of Bouskila's expected appointment emerged at 18:40 Jerusalem, when The Zioneer reported, based on Israel Hayom, that Bouskila would be appointed. By the same hour, The Zioneer also reported the official confirmation and Bouskila's current roles: chairing the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee's subcommittee for foreign policy and public diplomacy, and serving on its intelligence subcommittee. The corroboration evolved from a single news source to multiple outlets and official confirmation within hours.
Bouskila, a Likud MK, brings committee experience in foreign policy and intelligence oversight to the deputy minister role. The appointment follows Haskel's resignation, which she announced in a letter accusing Sa'ar of lying.
2 developments
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Source and signal
- Internal intake