Israel Transport Ministry Security Chief Holds Second Paid Job Abroad
Translated & summarized from Israel Hayom by baba
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Transport Ministry security chief Avri Cohen holds a second paid job abroad.
- Cohen is responsible for foreign aviation crew security in Israel.
- He works as an airport security officer for Israeli airlines overseas.
- Cohen claims he received approval for the role in 2018.
- The ministry stated approval was granted by prior management.
Avri Cohen, the head of the Security Department at Israel's Ministry of Transport, who is also responsible for inspecting foreign aviation crews arriving in Israel, is reportedly holding a second, paid position. The revelation, published by the "Haaretz" newspaper, states that Cohen occasionally works as a "Qab'at Atudai" (a security officer for cadets), responsible for security at an overseas airport on behalf of Israeli airlines.
This additional work is performed for extra pay, separate from his official salary from the Ministry of Transport. Cohen claims he received approval for this second job from the Ministry of Transport's Director-General in 2018. However, an inquiry by journalist Michael Hauser Tov indicated that holding a second job is highly unusual for someone in a senior position like head of a department, due to the significant workload.
The Ministry of Transport responded by stating, "Upon Avri Cohen's entry into his role in 2018, he received approval for this from the management of the ministry at the time."
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