{"id":58489,"date":"2026-04-18T01:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T05:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/smotrich-appoints-israel-malachi-as-new-director-general-of-finance-ministry\/18\/04\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T01:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T05:05:13","slug":"smotrich-appoints-israel-malachi-as-new-director-general-of-finance-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/smotrich-appoints-israel-malachi-as-new-director-general-of-finance-ministry\/18\/04\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Smotrich appoints Israel Malachi as new Director General of Finance Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Israel Malachi, who served as the ministry\u2019s Deputy Director General for the past three and a half years, will take over from outgoing Director General Ilan Rom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/smotrich-establishing-settlements-destroys-idea-131034147.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich<\/a> has appointed Israel Malachi as the new Director General of the Finance Ministry, following the conclusion of the previous Director General\u2019s term, the <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/economy\/policy\/articles\/finance-ministry-relief-loan-israel-144420490.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Finance Ministry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Finance Ministry&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Finance Ministry<\/a> announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Malachi, who served as the ministry\u2019s Deputy Director General for the past three and a half years, will take over from outgoing Director General Ilan Rom.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Malachi&#8217;s experience in Finance Ministry, parliamentary processes<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to a press release from the ministry, Malachi \u201chas extensive familiarity with the Ministry of Finance and its various departments\u201d and much experience with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/knesset-approves-2026-state-budget-210446819.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:government;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;government&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">government<\/a> and parliamentary processes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Finance Ministry added that Malachi also has experience in interfacing between multiple levels of government and third parties, in addition to deep knowledge of regulatory fields.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at the Knesset plenum ahead of the 2026 state budget vote, March 30, 2026. (credit: NOAM MOSKOVITZ\/KNESSET)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During his time as Deputy Director General, Malachi led the ministry\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/government-approves-grants-residents-whose-195844316.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:post-war rehabilitation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;post-war rehabilitation&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">post-war rehabilitation<\/a> efforts for communities in the Gaza envelope and the north, as well as cooperation among the ministry, local governments, and other ministries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Malachi also previously served as the treasurer of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council and as a board member of KKL-JNF, as well as being a member of the organization&#8217;s finance committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/smotrich-appoints-israel-malachi-director-042312145.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel Malachi, who served as the ministry&rsquo;s Deputy Director General for the past three and a half years, will take over from<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/smotrich-appoints-israel-malachi-as-new-director-general-of-finance-ministry\/18\/04\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/296fab12f9d3dd1d81dc48006185ff9c","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58489"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}