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| By: Israel Insider staff and partners |
| Published: January 28, 2007 |
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The cabinet on Sunday morning approved the appointment of Israel's first Arab minister, Knesset Member Raleb Majadele.
Majadele will first be appointed as a minister without a portfolio and is expected to later receive control of either the Welfare Ministry or the Ministry of Science, Technology and Sports after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert completes an anticipated government reshuffle over the course of the next few weeks.
Defense Minister Amir Peretz said that the appointment was "a significant, historic step towards equality and peace in the region." Minister for Strategic Affairs Avigdor Lieberman was the only cabinet member to oppose the move.
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