The victory of the right in the elections: Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu is not wasting time. After it became known that Yariv Levin would head the Likud’s negotiating team and against the background of the difficulties that some members of the Knesset from the Likud plan to provoke, if they do not receive the cases they demand, the leaders of the right-wing parties were summoned to a meeting tomorrow (Sunday) with Netanyahu. The one who will not attend tomorrow’s meeting with Netanyahu is the chairman of Otzma Yehudit Itamar Ben Gabir who is on a private vacation and will meet with Netanyahu on Monday.
Netanyahu and Deri’s deal?
News 12 reported that Netanyahu contacted Deri and conveyed a message to him that he would cover any case he wanted. The purpose of the connection with Deri seems to be to curb religious Zionism and Otzma Yehudit, which with 7 and 6 mandates respectively intend to demand senior files. Smotrich is reported to be demanding one of the top security or treasure portfolios and it is possible that the message to Derai came to disrupt Smotrich’s wishes.
Members of the Knesset who organize together
The Likud is also starting to ferment, within the Likud a group of Knesset members is organizing, mainly veterans who want to band together so that each of them will have as much power as possible when distributing the cases within the Likud.
Among the members of the Knesset, according to Dafna Lial’s report, are Israel Katz, Dodi Amsalem and David Bitan. Katz, according to the report, aspires to become finance minister again, the same position he held in the last Netanyahu government. Katz sees himself as one of Likud’s senior members of the Knesset, even though he deteriorated a bit in the recent primaries, in the past he also served as Foreign Minister for a short period and as Minister of Transportation. Amsalem has already stated in the past that he will not enter the government unless he is appointed to the position of Minister of Justice, where he is planning many reforms. David Bitan is interested in a senior position, which explains the association of Knesset members. The Likudi wing also has Danny Danon who, according to publications, aspires to be Speaker of the Knesset and is not willing to compromise on the issue. In any case, within the Likud the distribution of the cases is expected to cause quite a stir and Netanyahu will have to walk between the cracks .
Israel Katz demands the treasury
Former finance minister Israel Katz, who is interested in the treasury case, turned to Netanyahu and said, “I appealed to Prime Minister-designate Netanyahu to return to the position of finance minister, which I held during the difficult and challenging Corona period,” Katz stated in a letter to his supporters. “I am not afraid of challenges and am convinced of my ability to work together with Binyamin Netanyahu for the benefit of the success of Israel’s economy.” Katz summarized his demands: “Now a stable national government must be established quickly, which will fulfill the commitments given and the broad expectations of the electorate.”