Court Rejects Bid to Overturn Disqualification of Moshe Mor Yosef for CEO Role

The Regional Labor Court in Tel Aviv has rejected a request by Moshe Mor Yosef, the Deputy Director General of the Interior Ministry, to invalidate the decision by the Dotan Committee to disqualify him from the CEO position at the Association of Community Centers (Matnasim). The court ordered Mor Yosef to pay 15,000 shekels in legal costs to the respondents, including the Dotan Committee, the Government Companies Authority, Education Minister Yoav Kisch, Minister for Regional Cooperation David Amsalem, the Association of Community Centers, and Galit Weidman, who was ultimately appointed CEO.

The Dotan Committee, chaired by retired judge Shulamit Dotan, disqualified Mor Yosef on July 6, 2026, citing his failure to meet the required managerial qualifications. An investigation by "Calcalist" revealed that the Shas party had pushed for Mor Yosef's appointment despite a 2020 State Comptroller report alleging he had "embellished" his resume when previously applying for a CEO position.

Mor Yosef had argued that the Dotan Committee's decisions were flawed and that he met the qualifications. He also sought to block Weidman's appointment. Weidman, considered a professional appointment, was the second choice of the Matnasim's selection committee, which had initially chosen Mor Yosef. Prior to her appointment, Weidman served as a senior deputy at the Government Companies Authority.

The state had previously asked the court to dismiss the case, arguing that the Supreme Court, sitting as the High Court of Justice (Bagatz), has exclusive jurisdiction over decisions made by the Dotan Committee. The Regional Labor Court agreed, stating that the Dotan Committee is an independent statutory body and that disputes over its decisions fall under the purview of Bagatz, not the labor court, which lacks specific expertise in such matters.