Tzachi Hanegbi
“The alternative is accepting a reality in which a radical regime has nuclear weapons. No Israeli leader can accept that.”
Top of Hanegbi’s agenda: preparing for the visit of his American counterpart Jake Sullivan, to focus on the Iranian nuclear threat.
The designated head of Israel’s National Security Council said the new government will take on five pressing issues from the day it is sworn in.
The appointment comes despite Tzachi Hanegbi’s poor showing in the Likud’s party primaries, in which he finished No. 46 on the party list.
Tzipi Hotovely to become Israel’s new UK ambassador
She will replace Mark Regev, who served as Netanyahu’s spokesman and is finishing his five-year term as ambassador this summer.
Israeli ministers, MKs quarantined for possible COVID-19 exposure
Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, Agriculture Minister Tzachi Hanegbi and two other Knesset members are quarantined for 14 days after meeting with Merhavim Regional Council leader Shai Hajaj, who tested positive.
Social media quickly erupted with condemnation for his comments, and government ministers were fast to distance themselves.