The difference between the titles of vice premier and deputy premier are not really significant in the eyes of the law, but what has legal experts concerned is the fact that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has not appointed a second in command, leaving a void in the event he is rendered incapable of fulfilling the duties of office.
If Mr. Netanyahu travels abroad, he can appoint a replacement, which would most likely be Silvan Shalom or Moshe Ya’alon. What is worrisome however is the possibility of his being rendered incapable of fulfilling his responsibilities, as was the case with Ariel Sharon.
The way the situation appears at present, this would compel the cabinet secretary to convene an urgent session of the government ministers to decide who will take charge. Outgoing Cabinet Secretary Oveid Yechezkel is not pleased, explaining the prime minister has created an untenable situation. The attorney general is already working to amend the law that makes the appointment of a replacement mandatory.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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Sharon had olmert as his second in command, and when he had his stroke, olmert led the country (to disaster) for quite a long time even before he was elected on his own. Bibi should appoint Moshe Ya’alon as HIS second in command. Though not a shomer Shabbat, he is a good, principled person and could be a good P.M. (for a non-frum person). He gave up his career rather than let Sharon force him to expel the Jews of Gush Katif. That says a lot about his priorities.
Who cares who takes over? A zionist is a zionist.
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because some of us care about our non tzionistisha friends & relatives who live there.