Report: PM gave Admoni's wife 3 posts
Sep. 10, 2006 15:25 | Updated Sep. 10, 2006 16:02
Report: PM gave Admoni's wife 3 posts
By JPOST.COM STAFFCiting a conflict of interest, the Movement for Quality Government demanded on Sunday that former Mossad chief Nahum Admoni retract his candidacy to head the panel appointed to probe the political echelon's conduct of the recent war in Lebanon.
"The appointment of your wife to three terms of public service by the prime minister creates an obligation on your part to the prime minister. Because of this, you must retract your candidacy from the commission of inquiry," the Movement for Quality Government said in a statement.
Earlier, Army Radio reported that Olmert, while serving as Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor, twice appointed Nina Admoni for seats on corporate boards of directors. The report did not specify the names of the corporations involved. In addition, Nina was picked by Olmert to serve as an observer on a ministry panel responsible for granting permits to foreign companies.
The report also stated that Nina Admoni now serves as the representative of an American company that is a partner of Boeing, which supplies aircraft parts to the Israel Air Force.
Last Tuesday, Attorney General Menachem Mazuz disqualified two other committee candidates due to possible conflicts of interest, including Maj.-Gen. (res.) David Ivri, who represents Boeing in Israel.
The second dismissed candidate, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Ya'ari, a former navy commander, is president of Rafael, the armaments development authority which has the Defense Ministry as a client.
Just more of the same, when will a leader put the Jewish people in front of his own agenda?
