Dec. 17, 2020
The Knesset’s legal counsel has clarified that the date for its dissolution, in the event that no state budget is approved for 2020, is midnight on December 23 – namely next Tuesday night. The clarification was published following a wrong interpretation that determined that it would be Wednesday night.
Meanwhile, Kahol Lavan and Likud are trading accusations regarding the bill for dissolving the parliament that was approved in a preliminary vote earlier this month. A second and third reading would lead to the Knesset’s dissolution even earlier. The vote in a first reading of the bill was postponed twice last week.
Israel is leveling up to join the race for quantum proficiency as leading countries, including in the European Union, seek.
Also on Tuesday, Public Security Minister Amir Ohana tapped Border Police Commander Maj. Gen. Yaakov Shabtai as the next Israel Police commissioner. Shabtai, 56, has been at the helm of the Border Police for four years and was not considered a front runner for the position.
Following the announcement, Acting Police Commissioner Motti Cohen announced his retirement from the force.
In an open letter to the Israel Police, Cohen said “outside influences” had prevented the appointment of a police chief for the past 18 months Ohana appointed one only after being ordered to do so by Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit and added that during his term, he had had to deal with “attempts to intervene in the work of the Israel Police. Intervention that has no place in the organization and that I did not allow.” Cohen further noted that “there are many senior off
Netanyahu taps deputy Mossad director as spy agency’s next chief
Netanyahu taps deputy Mossad director as spy agency’s next chief
Border Police Commander Maj. Gen. Yaakov Shabtai nominated as police chief, Maj. Gen. Katy Perry to head Israel Prisons Service.
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Mossad director Yossi Cohen speaks at a Cyber Week at Tel Aviv University on June 24, 2019. Photo by Flash90.
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(December 16, 2020 / JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday announced his selection of the next head of the country’s Mossad intelligence agency, a deputy chief of the agency referred to only as “D.”
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Dec. 15, 2020
Public Security Minister Amir Ohana announced Tuesday that he is recommending that Border Police commander, Maj. Gen. Kobi Shabtai, be appointed police commissioner.
Shabtai, 56, was not considered a frontrunner for the position in past weeks, and the recommendation comes as a surprise.
The appointment is dependent on approval for the committee for senior appointments and from the cabinet.
Shabtai has commanded the Border Police for the past four years, and it is his first role as major general. He has not served as a district commander, which is considered a gateway position in the Israel Police. Despite this, he has extensive command experience, and Ohana was impressed at his handling of the Sharon region, one of the police s largest, among other things.