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Hebrew U. professor confirmed as PM’s adviser
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe appointment of Professor Avi Simhon to the position of head of the National Council of Economics and economic adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was approved by the government, Army Radio reports.
Minister of the Negev, Galilee and the Periphery Aryeh Deri avoided the vote to confirm Simhon, over comments the professor made in the past.
Simhon, a Hebrew University economics professor, has in the past made comments critical of couples who have more children than they can financially support. His criticism was understood as directed mainly at the ultra-Orthodox sector.
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