Government approves appointment of former Navy commander to oversee rehabilitation of north

The government unanimously approves former commander of the Israeli Navy Vice Admiral (res.) Eliezer Marom to oversee the rehabilitation of Israel’s northern communities that have been harmed amid fighting against Hezbollah.

The appointment was initially made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in June, as he simultaneously appointed Maj.-Gen. (Res.) Yiftach Ron-Tal to head the Tekuma Authority in the south.

Marom’s appointment as director-general of the authority rehabilitating the north was opposed by Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, who feared a conflict of interest because of his involvement in a sprawling alleged corruption scandal involving the purchase of navy vessels worth hundreds of millions of dollars from a German shipbuilder.

At the meeting, ministers attacked Deputy Attorney General Meir Levin for his office’s opposition to Marom, Walla reports, charging that the attorney general gets in the way of key appointments and dismissals.