Israel dismisses suspended spokesperson Eylon Levy amid Netanyahu row - report

• Published date: 27 March 2024
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

N12 reported that the government spokesperon's office has decided to dismiss Eylon Levy from his position in the coming days on Tuesday night

The government's decision to oust him from his role as the "national spokesman" in foreign media was made due to a series of diplomatic incidents in which he was involved - including an unusual response to a tweet by the British Foreign Minister.

Levy is employed on a monthly renewed contract, and the office does not intend to extend his starting from next month. N12's source in the government spokespeople office explained the decision saying that Levy "strayed from the messages conspicuously and took liberties that caused diplomatic incidents."

The reasons for his dismissal

The government office clarified that "the latest incident in which he clashed with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron was the straw that broke the...