Yossi Ben-David, of Moroccan descent, takes cost of Israeli Liaison Office in Rabat
Yossi Ben-David, the newly appointed head of the Israeli Liaison Office in Rabat, formally started his duties in early September, taking up from David Covrin, based on a Hespress supply conversant in the matter.
Ben-David has since been attending occasions organized by international embassies in Morocco that keep relations with Israel.
Born in Tiberias within the late Nineteen Sixties, Ben-David is of Moroccan-Jewish descent. He beforehand served because the Mayor of Tiberias from 2013 to 2018 beneath the Likud Party led by present Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
He holds a Bachelor’s diploma and a Master’s diploma in Law from the University of Haifa. Ben-David additionally ran for re-election as mayor in the newest native elections however withdrew from the race earlier than the vote.
On August 4, the Israeli authorities issued a decree appointing Ben-David to the place of head of the Israeli Liaison Office in Rabat for a three-year time period, which is extendable by 4 extra years. This choice was made in accordance with Israeli civil service appointment legal guidelines.
Reports from Israeli media shops point out that the appointment obtained the backing of Aryeh Deri, the previous Minister of Interior and chief of the Shas Party, a political get together representing non secular Sephardic Jews. Deri, together with Prime Minister Netanyahu, supported Ben-David’s appointment.
The sources additional famous that the Shas Party had initially proposed Yehiel Lasri, the Mayor of Ashdod, for the place, however this suggestion was met with robust opposition from sure political circles inside Israel.
Ben-David succeeds David Covrin, the previous head of the Israeli Liaison Office, who attracted controversy in Morocco because of allegations of sexual misconduct. Following an investigation by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Covrin was positioned beneath scrutiny, and his actions have been monitored earlier than he was finally dismissed from his publish.
In April, previous to Ben-David’s arrival, Mark Atali served because the appearing head of the Israeli Liaison Office in Rabat.
