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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 643

Roi Kahlon

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at court in Tel Aviv on May 12, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 14, 2025, 6:52 pm
PM appoints Foreign Ministry director general as temporary Civil Service commissioner
Announcing Eden Bar Tal’s appointment, Netanyahu’s office accuses the High Court of ‘acting like the legislature’ due to its ruling that the selection process must be competitive
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, November 1, 2024. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO); Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at a farewell ceremony for retiring acting Supreme Court president Uzi Vogelman, at the Supreme Court, in Jerusalem, October 1, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/ POOL/ File)
January 13, 2025, 12:01 am
Attorney general backs petition against PM-appointed acting civil service chief
Gali Baharav-Miara sides with watchdog group that says Netanyahu’s pick for commissioner, Roi Kahlon, isn’t qualified, and his selection by PM alone is unacceptable
By Jeremy Sharon
Attorney Roi Kahlon (Shelly Padan)
January 5, 2025, 3:23 pm
Netanyahu appoints Roi Kahlon acting civil service commissioner in defiance of AG
Prime Minister’s Office praises new commissioner’s ‘extensive experience in senior management,’ dismisses claims he is unqualified for the position
By Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, November 1, 2024. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO); Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at a farewell ceremony for retiring acting Supreme Court president Uzi Vogelman, at the Supreme Court, in Jerusalem, October 1, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/ POOL/ File)
December 30, 2024, 11:52 pm
AG: Netanyahu’s nomination of acting civil service chief ‘unreasonable in the extreme’
In latest rebuke of government moves, Baharav-Miara’s office says Roi Kahlon doesn’t have qualifications for high-powered role, creating legal impediment to making the appointment
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Attorney Roi Kahlon (Shelly Padan)
December 19, 2024, 2:11 pm
Netanyahu selects attorney Roi Kahlon as acting civil service commissioner
PM announces his pick amid a clash with the attorney general that has prevented a permanent selection
By ToI Staff
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