Jack of all ministries Benjamin Netanyahu tells a Knesset hearing that he intends to give up “a few portfolios soon,” though without detailing which.
Netanyahu, who is prime minister, also fills the role of foreign minister, economy minister, communications minister and regional affairs minister.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, holds a press conference with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades in Jerusalem on July 24, 2016. (Kobi Gideon / GPO)
He has come under criticism for allowing those ministries, especially the Foreign Ministry, to fall by the wayside as he is unable to fill all the roles simultaneously.
However, he tells the Knesset hearing on Israel advocacy efforts that since he has been foreign minister cooperation between the communications and advocacy branch and the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit has been “extraordinary,” according to Channel 10 news.
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