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Cabinet Taps Yariv Levin to Run Three Vacant Ministries in Temporary Consolidation

The move aims to prevent service disruptions triggered by prolonged vacancies alongside regulator-ordered staff cuts.

Overview

  • On Sunday, the cabinet approved Justice Minister Yariv Levin to serve as minister of Religious Services, Labor, and Jerusalem and Heritage.
  • Levin said he will hold the additional portfolios only until December 31.
  • The government temporarily transferred certain Interior Ministry authorities to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
  • Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara warned that concentrating four portfolios under one minister poses legal and administrative risks.
  • The vacancies stem from the resignations of Shas and United Torah Judaism ministers over the stalled Draft Law, and ultra-Orthodox parties were expected to support the appointments.