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04:44 p. M.
Tuesday 15 September 2020
Agencies:
Before the signing ceremony of the peace accords in Washington today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discovered that he was not authorized to sign them, and the only authorized signatory is his Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, according to news from the Channel 12 of Israel.
The channel cited legal sources as saying that the mandate to sign an international agreement is owned by the government and can authorize a minister to do so.
According to the wording of the 1951 government decision, it was decided that “the authority of the Minister of Foreign Affairs or a person designated by him to sign international agreements and treaties on behalf of the government. This decision applies to agreements that do not fall within the purview of state property law. ” As a result, only Ashkenazi is authorized to sign peace accords by government decision.
Netanyahu discovered this matter while he was present in the United States, and in order to sign, he must invite the government to a meeting and obtain from them permission to sign, which is no longer possible now in light of the tight schedule, or obtain a permit. Special of the Minister of Foreign Relations.
Netanyahu called Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, who made it clear to Netanyahu that he had no choice but to request formal power of attorney from Ashkenazi, who, as mentioned, remained in Israel and did not join the Israeli delegation as he was not invited by the prime minister to become the only foreign minister who did not attend the signing ceremony in his country. the target.
In the end, Ashkenazi signed a power of attorney to Netanyahu, but only after he made it clear that the agreement itself would include a clause stating that it would not go into effect until it was ratified by the Israeli government.
According to a political source, “it was very important for Netanyahu to take credit alone, to the point where Israel is almost in diplomatic embarrassment,” according to the Israeli channel.
