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Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Netanyahu selects Chief Rabbinate director general to serve as acting Civil Service commissioner
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces that he intends to appoint the director general of the Chief Rabbinate, Yehuda Cohen, as acting Civil Service commissioner.
The announcement comes after the premier was forced to walk back his previous nomination for the role, Eden Bar Tal, following the Attorney General’s Office’s opposition to the appointment and Bar Tal’s subsequent request that it be annulled.
Netanyahu asks Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara to issue a legal opinion on the appointment within 24 hours.
If approved, Cohen will serve in the role for an initial three-month period, with the option to extend, Hebrew media reports.
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