Milan, 10 Nov. (LaPresse) – The leaders of the anti-Netanyahu bloc – namely Gadi Eisenkot, president of Yashar, B’Yachad leader Naftali Bennett, Democratic Party leader Yair Golan, Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman and opposition leader Yair Lapid, have announced in a joint statement that they have reached an agreement to appoint former minister Matan Kahana, number 5 on the Yashar list, as the next Speaker of the Knesset, following days of negotiations on the matter. They also announced that Liberman, the former Defence Minister, will chair the powerful Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, and that the newly elected B’Yachad MP, Liran Avishar Ben-Horin, will head the Finance Committee. Avishar Ben-Horin, former Director-General of the Ministry of Communications, is entering the Knesset for the first time as the fifth candidate on Bennett’s list. The composition of the committees will be finalised this week and submitted to the Knesset for approval on Wednesday. The parties have also agreed to establish special committees, the details of which will be announced at a later date. This is reported by The Times of Israel.
Israel: Eisenkot coalition reaches agreement on Kahana as Speaker of the Knesset
Milan, 10 Nov. (LaPresse) – The leaders of the anti-Netanyahu bloc – namely Gadi Eisenkot, president of Yashar, B’Yachad leader Naftali Bennett, Democratic Party leader Yair Golan, Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman and opposition leader Yair Lapid, have announced in a joint statement that they have reached an agreement to appoint former minister Matan Kahana, number 5 on the Yashar list, as the next Speaker of the Knesset, following days of negotiations on the matter. They also announced that Liberman, the former Defence Minister, will chair the powerful Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, and that the newly elected B’Yachad MP, Liran Avishar Ben-Horin, will head the Finance Committee. Avishar Ben-Horin, former Director-General of the Ministry of Communications, is entering the Knesset for the first time as the fifth candidate on Bennett’s list. The composition of the committees will be finalised this week and submitted to the Knesset for approval on Wednesday. The parties have also agreed to establish special committees, the details of which will be announced at a later date. This is reported by The Times of Israel.