Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering appointing Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel as the next ambassador to London, according to Haaretz.
Netanyahu is concerned that Haskel won’t support the draft law and state budget the coalition is trying to pass and wants to guarantee her vote, Haaretz reports, citing three sources close to the prime minister.
Current Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely’s five-year term ends in August.
Netanyahu’s office and Haskel deny the report.
Haskel, a former Likud MK, bolted the party in 2020 to join Gideon Sa’ar’s New Hope faction. Sa’ar is expected to rejoin the Likud with two other MKs, but Haskel is not likely to follow suit, according to Channel 12.
If the Haaretz report is accurate, Netanyahu has to appoint her after the votes, because New Hope ran in the latest elections as part of Benny Gantz’s National Unity party, which would fill her spot with Gantz’s loyalist Eitan Ginzburg.
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