Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s bureau chief has announced his resignation, making him the second top aide of the Israeli premier to quit in recent weeks.\n<\/p>\n
Gil Sheffer replaced Nathan Eshel, who resigned last March over charges of misconduct and damaging civil service discipline for harassing a female staffer while in office.\n<\/p>\n
According to reports, Sheffer has also been investigated over allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman more than a decade ago.\n<\/p>\n
However, Sheffer has denied the allegations and said that his resignation is not related to the investigation.\n<\/p>\n
\u00c5\u201cIt was a year and a half ago; the investigation ended. There is no connection between my decision to leave and these claims,\u201d Sheffer said.\n<\/p>\n
Sheffer said that he will leave office by the end of July.\n<\/p>\n
Reports say Netanyahu has accepted the resignation.\n<\/p>\n
In February 2012, the Israeli justice ministry said that it had received information from a woman claiming to have been abused by Sheffer 15 years ago. Sheffer was serving as deputy bureau chief at the time of the complaint.\n<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Yaakov Amidror Maariv, a security adviser of the Israeli regime, is also reportedly quitting and is scheduled to leave in November. He served as one of Netanyahu\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s top advisers.\n<\/p>\n
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