Religious Zionism Party chairman Bezalel Smotrich is set to receive powers reserved in the past for the defense minister, including authority to appoint the next Civil Administration head
JNS reports that the Defense Minister-designate Yoav Gallant will not have the authority to appointment the next IDF Civil Administration head and Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), with these powers going instead to Smotrich or a minister of his choosing, who will receive the new position of “minister within the Defense Ministry.”
The incoming defense minister will also lose traditional powers regarding decisions on construction permits for Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.
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