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The trouble with Israel's deputy minister

Israeli security officials accuse Deputy Minister Ayoob Kara of revealing an affair under gag order, thus endangering lives.
Israeli Druze MP from the Likud party, Ayub Kara, gestures during an interview in Jerusalem on February 21, 2005. Israeli prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu denies he had asked a MP from his hawkish Likud party to meet a Syrian figure, his spokeswoman said on March 11, 2009.  "We flatly deny Ayub Kara was sent on our behalf or that he transmitted a message from Netanyahu," Dina Libster told AFP.  Ayub Kara, a Druze minority MP, said on March 10 he had met an "important Syrian Allawite leader" who e
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Regional Development Deputy Minister Ayoob Kara of the Likud Party seems to be seeking the media's attention. There is no other way to explain the series of embarrassing actions he has recently committed. The current affair in which he is involved goes beyond simply raising eyebrows or new jokes on social networks about his “endeavors.” Rather, this time it concerns a security-related leak with potentially dire repercussions for Israel. On Nov. 14, Kara revealed details on Facebook of a security-related affair currently under a gag order. According to the Israeli Military Censor, the details may endanger lives.

Kara removed the Facebook post after the criticism leveled at him by Israeli security sources. The damage, however, had evidently been done. According to what is currently known, the deputy minister had acted as a mediator in the affair under gag order, but apparently couldn’t keep from boasting about his involvement in the case even though the operation remained ongoing.

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