A few days before he takes office as Israel's 14th prime minister, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is still busy assembling the hive that will accompany him in high office.
The task is particularly complex because Lapid will continue to serve simultaneously as foreign minister and will even launch a political campaign ahead of the election.
In addition, since he does not know how long he will serve as prime minister, and since his power in office will be limited due to the election, Lapid is not convinced that he would be right to cast all his men in the bureau at the expense of the political and political tasks ahead of him.
The head of the National Security Council, Eyal Hulta (archive), Photo: Oren Ben Hakon
Lapid has a permanent team of people who have accompanied him for many years, including Political Adviser Yair Zivan, Chief of Staff Gili Hausner, Deputy Prime Minister Naama Schultz, Events Director Tami Nasi, Communications and Political Spokesman Yael Bar, Personal and Political Spokesman Roi Consul and the head of the political staff and the secret man of Lapid Hillel Kobrinsky.
At this stage, Lapid has not yet decided which of them he will take with him to the Prime Minister's Office. .
In addition, it seems that Lapid will retain in his positions the head of the National Security Council, Eyal Hulta, and the head of the national information system, Elad Tene, who were appointed by Bennett but are considered non-political professionals who receive great professional appreciation.
The inauguration of Lapid as prime minister is expected to take place 24 hours after the Knesset approves the law to dissolve the Knesset in the third reading.
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