Government to approve the appointment of Israel Malachi as Director General of the Ministry of Finance
[48126] The government to approve the appointment of Israel Malachi as Director General of the Ministry of Finance
The government is expected to approve tomorrow the appointment of Israel Malachi, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Finance and a close confidant of Minister Bezalel Smotrich, to the position of Ministry Director General.
New appointment at the top of the Treasury: Israel Malachi to be appointed Director General
The government is expected to approve tomorrow the appointment of Israel Malachi to the position of Director General of the Ministry of Finance. This was reported by Amit Segal and Michael Shemesh simultaneously, in a publication that also resonated in Political Arena and News Arena.
According to the report by Michael Shemesh, Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich reached out to the Civil Service Commission with a request to advance the appointment, as Malachi is considered a "close confidant" of the Minister. In the background, it was noted that Malachi currently serves as Deputy Director General of the Treasury in a political appointment, and previously served for years as an advisor to Smotrich, a role in which he was considered as someone who "identifies with the needs of the settlement enterprise in Judea and Samaria."
In the reports by Amit Segal, it was emphasized that the appointment has the support of key figures, including former Director General of the Ministry of Justice, Emi Palmor, who recommended the appointment. While Shemesh explicitly notes Malachi's political stance, the general reports focus on the administrative level of the appointment's approval by the government.
In addition, a separate report was published on TV Channel regarding the business career of a former civil servant in the Prime Minister's Office who moved to work at the company Nvidia, without any direct connection to the appointment at the Ministry of Finance.