Cabinet secretary Zvi Hauser steps down
02/01/2013 01:55
Netanyahu thanks Hauser for his years of service, saying he served the cabinet in a professional manner during four “challenging and gripping” years.
Zvi Hauser with PM Netanyahu at cabinet meeting Photo: REUTERS
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will be starting his second term not only with
a new cabinet, but also with a new cabinet secretary, as long-time confidant Zvi
Hauser tendered his resignation on Thursday.
Hauser, who first began
working with Netanyahu some 20 years ago as his media advisor, served as cabinet
secretary through the duration of Netanyahu’s second term.
Netanyahu
thanked Hauser for his years of service, saying he served the cabinet in a
professional manner during four “challenging and gripping” years.
Hauser
thanked Netanyahu for his trust, and said he would be willing to assist him if
called upon to do so in the future. He intends to stay in his position until the
new government is formed.
Except for one incident, Netanyahu publicly
enjoyed a harmonious working relationship with Hauser. The exception was the
Natan Eshel affair, when the former cabinet secretary – along with two other top
aides – was publicly upbraided by the prime minister for bypassing him and
presenting a complaint against Eshel – for improper behavior – by a female
worker, directly to the attorney-general.