Israeli Tourism Minister Moshe Katzav resigned as government liaison for Israel’s 50th jubilee celebrations, citing negative comments about him from sources in the Prime Minister’s Office. Katzav told a news conference he had also intended to step down from the Cabinet, but received an apology from the Prime Minister’s Office minutes before convening the conference.
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