Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar appointed MK Moshe Bouskila (Likud) as Deputy Foreign Minister, Israeli media report. Bouskila currently chairs the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee's subcommittee for foreign policy and public diplomacy, and serves on its intelligence subcommittee.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar has appointed MK Moshe Bouskila (Likud) as Deputy Foreign Minister, as The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday. The appointment comes amid the resignation of former Deputy Foreign Minister Sharan Haskel, who accused Sa'ar of lying in her resignation letter. Bouskila, who currently chairs the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee's subcommittee for foreign policy and public diplomacy and serves on its intelligence subcommittee, brings experience in both foreign relations and security oversight. The appointment is for the remainder of the current government's term.
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- Internal intake