The battles in Likud: Ahead of the establishment of the Netanyahu government, which according to the indications will take place this Thursday, the designated ruling party continues to fight over the files that will remain in its hands. The one whose job seems guaranteed is interim Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin, who is expected to be appointed to the position of Minister of Justice, as reported this evening (Saturday) by News 12.
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Also according to the report, Netanyahu prefers to appoint Ron Dermer to the position of Foreign Minister, but he is aware of the headache within his party on the issue, and of the expectation that he will appoint one of the two: Knesset members Israel Katz and Amir Ohana. Another battle that is going on within the party is between the members of the Knesset Miri Regev and Eli Cohen.
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The two are intended to man the positions of education and transportation, but each of them prefers to land in the Ministry of Transportation, and does not wish to receive the Ministry of Education into his hands. A particularly significant question mark is in the case of Dodi Amsalem, Yuli Edelstein and, as mentioned, former Foreign Minister Israel Katz.
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According to the report, Katz will be offered the energy portfolio and Edelstein to chair the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. As mentioned, Katz is interested in the foreign portfolio, while Edelstein, former Minister of Health and Speaker of the Knesset, is interested in a much more senior position.
Netanyahu is in a crisis in front of the Torah flag led by Gafni, who are furious about the signing with Agudat Israel, in “night light” as they define it. The faction mentioned that they united with Agudat Israel at Netanyahu’s request, and stated that they demand to reopen the agreements that were signed. According to sources in the faction, he is ready to go far on the issue, and even postpone the formation of the government, according to the report.
Earlier, Member of Knesset David Bitan was a guest on “Meet the Press”, attacked the conduct of the partner parties in the coalition negotiations, and made it clear that he would vote against amending the law that would allow instigators of racism to run for the Knesset: “My criticism stands, and every child in kindergarten knows that it is justified. Unfortunately Rabbi, we lost it in the Likud in the coalition negotiations. All the cases left with us are small cases, transportation is half transportation and education is half education. The trials are full, but two-thirds of security remains.”