The Israeli Prime Minister's Office (PMO) says promoting alternative proteins is a national goal as the office considers it a solution for food security and a means to strengthen the economy.
The formation of the committee comes just days after the PMO announced it had placed the promotion of alternative proteins as a "national goal" for Israel.
Linor Ofir, bureau administrator at the PMO, previously worked for a decade under Netanyahu in trusted position, but then stayed on at the office when he was ousted in 2021
Three workers who are witnesses in premier's corruption trial were dismissed earlier this month when he resumed office; state attorney ruled they must be given their jobs back