The Cabinet today approved the appointment of Minister Without-Portfolio Moshe Nissim of the Liberal Party wing of Likud as Justice Minister in place of Shmuel Tamir of the Democratic Movement who resigned two weeks ago. Tamir, who remains in the Knesset, quit his post after a number of DM members of Knesset resigned, leaving only three DM Knesset members, namely, Deputy Premier Yigael Yadin, the leader of the DM, Binyamin Halevy, and Tamir, Nissim’s appointment will be brought before the Knesset for approval later this week.
Meanwhile, Premier Menachem Begin approved in principle a request by Finance Minister Yigal Hurwitz to appoint Likud Knesset member Yigal Cohen-Orgod as Deputy Finance Minister, it was learned today. However, Begin said he wanted to consult with other government coalition partners before bringing the matter to the Cabinet for approval.
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