He writes well: The Prime Minister's Office Tenders Committee this week approved the continued employment of Netanyahu's speechwriter, for a salary of 150,000 shekels per year, including VAT.
The writer, Dr. Hagai Harif, is highly regarded by Netanyahu, and due to the fact that this position requires a relationship of trust, the appointment was not put out to tender.
Harif writes the prime minister's speeches in Hebrew. There is another writer for the English speeches, and his salary is unknown.
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Last year, Kharif earned 100,000 shekels, but next year his salary will increase to 150,000, as stated.
The reason: the significant increase in Dr. Kharif's workload, which was not taken into account when the contract was signed at the end of last year.
""This increase in the amount of work is at the request of the Prime Minister, who specifically demands to work with Dr. Kharif, due to his appreciation of his work and recognition of him as someone who meets his requirements," Netanyahu's office said.
The full price list for the speechwriter was published on the News 2 website:
For a speech or greeting up to 200 words – 200 NIS
Writing and editing a greeting between 200-500 words – 400 NIS
Writing and editing a greeting of over 500 words – 600 NIS
A speech of up to 500 words – 1,416 NIS
Speech of more than 500 words – 1,770 shekels
Processing or editing of text up to 500 words – 400 NIS
Editing or proofreading a text longer than 500 words – 600 shekels.
