The cabinet gives majority backing to a controversial coalition proposal to allow ministers to make additional political appointments without advertising the job via a public tender.
The proposal, put forward by Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Jewish Home) and Tourism Minister Yariv Levin (Likud), allows for the appointment of a deputy director general in all government offices with at least 150 employees.
Discussion of the idea took place in the cabinet on October 1, but was postponed for two weeks by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after ministers failed to reach agreement in a stormy cabinet meeting. Netanyahu reportedly expressed an interest in even more far-reaching political appointments.
Levin says the proposal intends to strengthen governing and to put an end to the “absurd situation” in which policy determined by ministers was not being fully implemented.
“The government proved today that governability and professionalism complement one another. People with managerial talents will join public service,” he says.
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