FM Sa'ar names MK Michel Buskila as new deputy foreign minister after Haskel resigns

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar has decided to appoint Knesset Deputy Speaker MK Michel Buskila as the new Deputy Foreign Minister. The appointment, which has received the approval of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is set to be submitted to the government for approval on Wednesday and will take effect on Thursday evening.

MK Buskila currently holds significant positions within the Knesset, serving as a member of the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee. She also chairs its Foreign Policy and Publicity Subcommittee and is a member of the Intelligence Subcommittee. Her new role as Deputy Foreign Minister will officially commence upon the announcement of her appointment being delivered to the Knesset, as per legal requirements.

This appointment comes just one day after the previous Deputy Foreign Minister, Sharren Haskel, announced her resignation. Haskel cited the government's passage of legislation that froze the arrests of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft evaders as her reason for leaving. She stated that she could no longer support a government that "harms the security of the country during wartime," having been among the minority in Netanyahu's coalition to vote against the bill.

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can no longer support a government that harms the security of the country during wartime.