The cabinet unanimously approves the appointment of Yossi Shelley, currently director-general of the Prime Minister’s Office, to fill the vacant ambassador post to the United Arab Emirates.
Since the normalization of ties in 2020, the UAE has become a key ally for Israel in the region, and is one of the diplomatic posts filled by political appointees.
“Yossi served as a very, very effective ambassador in Brazil,” says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “He made connections there not only with the president of Brazil, but also with the Brazilian media and did a wonderful job there. He also did important and difficult work in the Prime Minister’s Office during this period.”
The cabinet also unanimously approves Eden Bar Tal as the Foreign Ministry’s new director-general. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar says that Bar Tal will head the ministry’s efforts to fight for Israel’s image abroad.
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