Knesset okays Hanegbi ministerial promotion

The Knesset plenum approves the nomination of Likud’s Tzachi Hanegbi as minister for regional cooperation.

Hanegbi, a Netanyahu ally, has until now been a minister in the Prime Minister’s Office.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with MK Tzachi Hanegbi (R) at the weekly Likud party meeting at the Knesset on March 28, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with MK Tzachi Hanegbi (R) at the weekly Likud party meeting at the Knesset on March 28, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

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