Housing Minister Chaim Katz summoned acting Israel Land Authority (ILA) director Yehuda Eliyahu to a pre-dismissal hearing, alleging severe mismanagement, poor human relations, and exclusion of women, his office said. The Likud party responded that Prime Minister Netanyahu approved Eliyahu's appointment and he will not be fired. Katz threatened to appoint a replacement if no agreement is reached.
The Zioneer reported at 13:03 Jerusalem that Housing Minister Chaim Katz summoned Yehuda Eliyahu, the acting director of the Israel Land Authority (ILA), to a pre-dismissal hearing. Katz later issued a clarification at 17:45, stating the hearing is over allegations of severe mismanagement, poor human relations, and exclusion of women, and not about dismissal or appointments. He warned he would appoint an acting director to advance Jewish settlement in the Negev and Galilee if no agreement is reached.
The summons drew sharp reactions. The ILA workers' committee had earlier sent a letter detailing complaints against Eliyahu. A senior government source accused Katz of trying to control the ILA through political appointments, and several Likud ministers criticized the move. At 17:34, the Likud party announced that Prime Minister Netanyahu approved Eliyahu's acting role and that "he will not be fired," citing his national work in the Negev and Galilee.
The confrontation sets up a high-stakes political clash within Likud over the leadership of Israel's land authority. A hearing date has not been set.
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