MK criticizes Netanyahu for political appointments plea

MK Miki Rosenthal (Zionist Union) joins party colleague Livni in slamming Netanyahu for reportedly saying he wants to be able to make political appointments without it being subject to a hiring tender.

“Netanyahu isn’t satisfied with envoys, he wants to put his whole weight on corrupting the civil service by force ,” he writes on Facebook. “The Prime Minister wants full politicization of the professional civil service. Quality professionals who are beholden to the public bother him. He wants obedience.”

Rosenthal runs down the list of Netanyahu appointments which have led to investigations of various sorts of wrongdoing.

“Personal and political appointees owe more to those who appoint them and less to the public, and if Netanyahu wants to complete the process, we will get officials who aren’t as good and a much more corrupt state,” he writes on Facebook.

Earlier, Netanyahu reportedly said he thought the government should be able to make political appointments, as is done in the US, according to Haaretz.