{"id":70231,"date":"2022-11-02T15:37:59","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T20:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=70231"},"modified":"2022-11-03T05:42:24","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T10:42:24","slug":"netanyahu-seeks-to-form-government-in-two-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/netanyahu-seeks-to-form-government-in-two-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu seeks to form government in two weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"

(JNS.org<\/em>)<\/span> \u2013 Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu will attempt to form a governing coalition in just two weeks, by Nov. 15, the date of the swearing-in of the new Knesset, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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Netanyahu\u2019s move reflects his confidence that he will easily form a government, as he would normally be given 28 days to build a coalition with the possibility of a 14-day extension. He will assign loyalists to key positions, Channel 11<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n

Names that have been floated are Ron Dermer, Israel\u2019s former ambassador to the U.S., as the new head of Israel\u2019s National Security Council, as well as former Cabinet Secretary Tzachi Braverman and campaign manager Yossi Sheli for unspecified senior positions in the Prime Minister\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

Aryeh Deri of the Shas Party, as the longest-running Netanyahu ally, is expected to play an important role in the new government, Channel 11<\/em> reported. While members of Netanyahu\u2019s burgeoning coalition are calling for substantive reforms to the justice system, Deri will act as a \u201cbalancing factor\u201d regarding those expected changes, the news outlet said.<\/p>\n

Itamar Ben-Gvir, leader of the Otzma Yehudit Party, which partnered with the Religious Zionism Party to run on a single slate, will reportedly receive the Ministry of Public Security, a post he demanded three days prior to the election in a press conference.<\/p>\n

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