Tensions in the government over the Corona crisis • Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen brushes white on criticism of Prime Minister Netanyahu's initiative • Minister Gila Gamliel responded: "In the first wave, without a parity government, everything worked fine" • Prime Minister: , Both in mechanism and in decisions "

• Minister Farkash HaCohen

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  Oren Ben Hakon / Archive

• Prime Minister Netanyahu and Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ganz

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  Amit Shabi

• Minister Gamliel

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  Mark Israel Salem

Clashes in the unity government again: Minister of Strategic Affairs, Orit Farkash HaCohen, sharply criticized Prime Minister Netanyahu's steps in the Corona crisis. most".

In response, Minister of Environmental Protection Gila Gamliel said that "in the first wave, without a parity unity government, everything worked fine. She said the finance minister and the prime minister should be allowed to work and not stick sticks in the wheels."

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Economy Minister Amir Peretz, who was chosen to be on a small team that will make decisions regarding the corona, argued that the team should be parallel to the National Security Council's reports. One of the cabinet ministers said that "this is exactly the problem of the corona. Another committee and another committee, and another body to check. It becomes cumbersome. If that was not enough, during the cabinet meeting 21 ministers spoke. Although the cabinet secretary introduced a new custom - a horn that rang loudly At the end of three minutes of the speaker, government officials said that 21 speakers was a waste of unnecessary time.

At the beginning of the weekly cabinet meeting this morning, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the corona crisis and said: "Today we bring a series of appointments, as well as a framework decision on approving grants to citizens, to stimulate the economy and help create employment. We are talking about a six billion shekel framework. That will determine the manner of distribution.

The most important emphasis is on speed, both in mechanism and decisions, so this discussion that we want to have should really take place in the next day, if not today until tomorrow, and no later than that, so that we can bring this to fruition as quickly as possible. We of course have a common goal - to curb the spread of the corona in various steps. I remind the ministers that by Thursday I am asking every ministry and ministry for a safe exit from the Corona limits. "

The appointment of 11 ambassadors to the world has been approved

Meanwhile, the Israeli government today approved the appointment of its 11 heads of missions around the world. Of the appointments approved, about 30% are women

for the first time. The appointment of a Bedouin diplomat to the position of Israeli Ambassador to Eritrea was also approved. 

The government approved the 11 appointments set about two weeks ago by the Foreign Ministry’s top appointments committee. With the appointment of the embassy to Cairo and Turkmenistan (Amira Oron and daughter of Kate Kate), approved a few weeks ago, these are five women out of 13 appointments to heads of missions. As part of the appointments, Israel's ambassadors to UN institutions in Geneva and the OECD have been appointed Meirav Ayalon Shachar and Haim Asraf. In South Korea, he will serve as Ambassador Akiva Tor. In Belgrade, Serbia, Ambassador Yahel Villan has been appointed.

Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi stated that "I will continue to work to strengthen the Foreign Ministry's status as an influential and leading factor in the political decision-making process in Israel," Ashkenazi noted, "In the coming weeks I intend to approve additional appointments to delegates, who are currently without ambassadors or permanent consuls. Long. "