Likud MK Sharren Haskel says she turned down Prime Minister Netanyahu’s offer to be appointed Israel’s ambassador to Australia, saying she preferred to remain in the Knesset.
Under the coalition deal between Likud and Blue and White, Netanyahu could appoint ambassadors to Australia, France, United Kingdom and the United Nations. So far, only a Likud minister has been appointed envoy to the UN.
“I admit that as someone who lived in Australia for a few years and is currently in close contact with senior government officials and members of parliament, this offer captivated me and I’m sure I could succeeded in this role. But this isn’t what you choose me for and it isn’t why I entered the Knesset,” she writes in a Facebook post.
Haskel, who is considered close to Netanyahu’s Likud rival Gideon Sa’ar, criticizes the coalition agreement with Blue and White.
“We gave up ministries that are an ideological asset for the right. We gave up positions of influence and leadership of the most important committees in the Knesset,” she says.
Likud MK Sharren Haskel at a Knesset plenary session on May 23, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90/File)
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