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Ronen Plot attends an Economy Committee meeting at the Knesset on May 20, 2014. (Hadas Parush/Flash 90)
The Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum on Tuesday named Ronen Plot to serve as its acting chairman, a spokesperson said, amidst an ongoing stalemate and controversy over the appointment of a new chairperson.
The decision to appoint Plot, technically to the position of deputy chairman, came as the Knesset was dissolved Tuesday night, sending Israel to fresh elections. The fall of the government means that efforts to appoint a permanent head of the institution would not be possible for several months until after a new government is formed.