Israel to decide on appointment of Amira Oron as new ambassador to Egypt

Israel will decide next Sunday whether to confirm the appointment of Amira Oron as its new ambassador to Egypt, a post that has been vacant since 2018, Haaretz reports. Oron was selected as Tel Aviv’s ambassador to Egypt in 2018, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later tapped Communications Minister Ayoub Kara for the post. Kara withdrew his candidacy following strong opposition from Israeli diplomats soon thereafter. Oron was previously in charge of the Egypt desk at Israel’s Foreign Ministry and served as an ambassador to Turkey.