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Thursday, May 14, 2015
Last minute changes in Shas appointments
Less than an hour before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to swear in Israel’s 34th government, there were some last-minute changes in the series of appointments given to ultra-Orthodox party Shas.
Shas leader Aryeh Deri is set to give up the Ministry of Religious Services, which will go to Shas MK David Azoulay.
Deri is to retain the leadership of the Economy Ministry and the Ministry of Development of the Negev and the Galilee
Shas lawmaker Yitzhak Cohen will be appointed deputy economy minister and deputy minister of the development of the Negev and the Galilee portfolio, according to Israel Radio.
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