Cabinet Communique
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)
At the weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday, 8 March 2015:
1. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the following remarks:
"Following my speech to Congress, we heard – over the weekend – several of the major powers' foreign ministers saying that they do not see the need to reach an agreement forthwith and that they will wait until the right agreement is found. I hope that these words will find tangible expression.
The right agreement is one that links between the lifting of the restrictions on Iran's nuclear program and the cessation of Iran's terrorist actions around the world and, of course, its threats to annihilate Israel. The right agreement is one that extends by years Iran's break-out time to achieve a bomb, given the feasibility of violating the agreement.
As of now, the deal being formulated between Iran and the major powers will allow Iran a break-out time of one year or less. This assessment is based on the State of Israel's professional intelligence elements, which delivered this assessment to the major powers.
We will continue to take all possible action to deny the largest terrorist state in the world the ability to produce the most dangerous weapon in the world, a weapon which is aimed – first and foremost – against us."
Minister Limor Livnat spoke on the occasion of International Women's Day (see #5 below).
2. The Cabinet approved the following Foreign Service appointments:
Yahel Vilan – Ambassador to Kenya and non-resident Ambassador to Uganda, Seychelles, Malawi and Tanzania; and
Talya Lador-Fresher – Ambassador to Austria and non-resident Ambassador to UNIDO and the CSCE.
3. The Cabinet discussed rotation arrangements for civil service positions.
4. The Cabinet discussed compensation arrangements for state actions by the Israel Ports Company.