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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

New Knesset Finance Committee Chair Faces Conflict of Interest Questions

MK Liran Avishar Ben-Hurin is poised to become the first woman to chair Israel's powerful Knesset Finance Committee. Her appointment has sparked questions regarding potential conflicts of interest due to her husband's extensive business ties to major Israeli corporations.

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What happened

  1. 01MK Liran Avishar Ben-Hurin appointed chair of the Knesset Finance Committee.
  2. 02She is set to be the first woman to hold the influential position.
  3. 03Concerns raised over potential conflicts of interest due to her husband's business.
  4. 04Her husband's firm represents major companies in banking, real estate, and retail.
  5. 05Ben-Hurin previously managed conflict of interest arrangements in a prior role.

The "Achdut" party asserts she will adhere to all legal and ethical conflict of interest protocols.

Translated and summarized by baba from Kipa, the latest report. Read Kipa’s original

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