Druze writer, journalist and 20-year civil servant Kamal Mansour has been appointed to the newly created post of Presidential Advisor on Minority Affairs. This is the highest appointive post ever held by a Druze in Israel. Mr. Mansour will be the first non-Jewish official of the President’s office. He has represented Israel on missions to Europe and the United States in the past.
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