Israeli Government Seeks to Keep Yehuda Eliyahu as Rami CEO Despite Supreme Court Challenges

The Israeli government is attempting to indirectly validate Yehuda Eliyahu's appointment as CEO of the Israel Land Authority (Rami). The Supreme Court suggested annulling his appointment and restarting the selection committee process after replacing two of its five members due to conflict of interest concerns. The parties involved in the petition were given 48 hours to respond. Represented by private attorney Doron Taubman, since it rejected the State Attorney's position, the government submitted its response this morning. While seemingly accepting the Supreme Court's proposal, the government requested that Eliyahu remain in his role until a deputy CEO is appointed or the new selection committee completes its work. The government argues this is necessary to avoid operational uncertainty at Rami. This approach is seen as an indirect way to keep Eliyahu in office, given past experience that forming new committees or appointing deputies often takes several months under the current government.