A few days have passed since Yair Lapid entered the Prime Minister’s Office, which Naftali Bennett left in favor of the position of Deputy Prime Minister. The two convey a good and even rare relationship in the districts of Israeli politics, but tonight (Monday) it seems that not everything is rosy and there is an issue that has led to tensions between the two ministries and those who head them.
The minimum threshold for receiving benefits to which a former prime minister in the State of Israel is entitled is one and a half years. As we reported last week, Bennett’s tenure lasted only one year and his bureau examined whether it would be possible to add to the tenure, the months he would serve as prime minister, and thus win a car with a chauffeur, two employees, an annual budget for the bureau and an office of up to 170 meters.
“The relationship is good and the two work together”
Bennett, according to a report in “News 12”, planned to apply to the Knesset Finance Committee and ask for a change in the criteria for receiving the prime minister’s retirement conditions from 18 months to only 12, a period that will be sufficient for him to receive the benefits. Prime Minister Yair Lapid informed Bennett in response: “We will not support the request.” According to the publication, the letter has already been drafted, but Lapid, who made it clear that he would not support the request, claimed that it was a personal request that would cause him harm in the future.
“Bennett serves as an alternate prime minister until a new government is formed. “By virtue of his position as deputy prime minister, he is entitled to a bureau and has no need for additional standards, so he also did not ask for anything from anyone,” Bennett responded to News 12. “The letter described was never sent because it was not necessary.” together”.