Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar asked for an urgent meeting with new Civil Service Commissioner Doron Cohen in order to push for approval of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s embattled former chief of staff as Israel’s next envoy to London, the Kan public broadcaster reports.
Cohen’s tenure begins tomorrow.
Tzachi Braverman was appointed as Israel’s next ambassador to the UK in September, but is under investigation for interfering with an investigation into another Netanyahu aide, Eli Feldstein, over his alleged leak of a classified document to the German newspaper Bild.
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara is reportedly expected to announce her decision to file an indictment against Braverman in the coming weeks.
Braverman is currently suspended from serving in a public capacity. A judicial order banning him from leaving the country has been annulled, but he would be required to return should the police request that he do so.
Sa’ar’s office did not respond to requests for comment.
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