PM said to oppose removing Litzman over worries Blue and White replacement could ‘rehabilitate’ healthcare system

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has continued to express opposition to replacing Health Minister Yaakov Litzman despite recent allegations that he blatantly violated his own offices coronavirus guidelines.

The Kan public broadcaster reports that the reason for Netanyahu’s objections is due to an understanding that Litzman would be replaced by Blue and White No. 2 Gabi Ashkenazi. The former IDF chief has plans to  “rehabilitate” the healthcare system similar to the way he rehabilitated the army after the Second Lebanon War.

But such reforms could “blow up” in the faces of Netanyahu and Litzman, Kan reports, pointing out that they could include appointing committees tasked with probing faults in the office led by the two of them over the past decade and highlighting how the ministry has long been neglected.