Six Months Before the Election, Netanyahu Moves to Quickly Fill Senior Civil Service Posts

With about six months left before the election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to move quickly to staff key power positions in the public service. The article says the goal is to secure senior appointments before the political calendar tightens further, giving the government more control over influential administrative posts.

The push comes as part of a broader effort to advance personnel changes across the public sector while there is still time to do so. The report does not name all the specific jobs, but it makes clear that these are positions with real institutional weight, not routine appointments.

The headline frames the move as an accelerated attempt to place loyal or aligned figures in places that can shape policy and oversight. The timing, six months before elections, is presented as crucial, since a future government could face different constraints and less room to maneuver.

No official response or detailed list of candidates is included in the text. The article’s main point is that Netanyahu is preparing a fast-track staffing effort now, before the election campaign narrows the window for such decisions.