The cabinet on Sunday approved former Labor leader Amir Peretz's appointment as chairman of the Israel Aerospace Industries. The move contradicted the decision of the government's advisory committee on public service appointments, which voted against the nomination.
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Defense Minister Benny Gantz nominated Peretz, but the advisory committee opposed the choice, citing Peretz's lack of experience at such companies as well as his ties to Gantz.
The Movement for Quality Government lambasted the cabinet for "bypassing the professionals while ignoring their jobs."
