Regev's first move as minister: Move Culture and Sport Ministry to Jerusalem
May 16, 2015
Regev says ministry which deals with state issues should operate from Israel's capital; ceremony to replace ministers to be held in Sheikh Jarrah instead of Tel Aviv.
Miri Regev's first decision as minister of culture and sport is to move the ministry's offices from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Ynet has learned.
Regev has already approached Finance Ministry officials with the request to find the Culture and Sport Ministry a new home in the capital.
As part of the move, the ceremony to replace ministers on Sunday will not take place at the Tel Aviv office, but rather in the ministry's existing branch in Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem, where the ministry's operations have been far and few so far.
One of the main reasons that led Regev to speed up the move is the fact the ministry deals with state-related issues like symbols and ceremonies, and she believes such a ministry should be operating from the state's capital.
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2004 ICJ Advisory Ruling
*The Court concludes that the Israeli settlements in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory (including East Jerusalem) have been established in breach of
international law.
http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/131/1677.pdf
