(Communicated by the Cabinet Secretariat)
At the weekly Cabinet meeting today (Sunday, 2 June 2013):
1. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the following remarks:
"The Middle East is going through an especially sensitive period of shocks and upheavals in many sectors. While we have no interest in being party to the conflicts around us, we are acting and we are committed to prevent dangers to Israel's security, and we have a clear policy of responding to attempted attacks against our territory. Also, I would like to strongly condemn recent phenomena of racism against Israeli Arabs and hooliganism against Palestinians, which were without any provocation or justification whatsoever. We strongly reject these phenomena and will act with all legal means at our disposal to stop them."
2. Pursuant to Article 12 of the 1959 State Service Law (Appointments), the Cabinet appointed Amit Lang as Director General of Economy Ministry, in place of Sharon Kedmi, effective 1 June 2013.
3. The Cabinet approved the decision of the Second Authority for Television and Radio Council to – pursuant to Article 25 of the 1990 Second Authority for Television and Radio Law – appoint Shai Baabed as Director General of the Second Authority for Television and Radio.
4. The Cabinet decided to extend the tenure of National Economic Council Chairman Prof. Eugene Kandel for an additional four-year term, effective 5 July 2013.