Following the backlash, National Missions Minister Orit Struck issued an apology, saying her comparison was incorrect.
Several Israeli MKs and ministers took the time to make costumes that either reflected Purim merriment or contained political meanings.
A day after Jewish extremists set the Palestinian town of Huwara ablaze, Otzma Yehudit MKs remain belligerent, and avoid condemning the violence.
The ministry will have three branches focusing on settlement issues, Jewish identity and society and pre-military preparatory schools (mechina) and National Service.
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
“Netanyahu must make order,” National Missions Minister Orit Struck told KAN News prior to the cabinet meeting on Sunday.
Making an appointment is based on available dates and times, and is not always convenient for the person who needs to come to a government office.
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