Netanyahu calls Herzog, announces he will form next Israeli government
Despite Netanyahu's announcement, the coalition agreements with UTJ's Degel HaTorah and Agudat Yisrael were not finalized as of Thursday midnight.
By ELIAV BREUER
Published: DECEMBER 21, 2022
Incoming prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu called President Isaac Herzog late on Wednesday night to announce he has successfully formed a government, nearly 40 days after the Likud chairman received the mandate to form a government from Herzog, taking the deadline down the wire.
Netanyahu told Herzog that the new government, which will be comprised of the Likud, Religious Zionists Party (RZP), Shas, United Torah Judaism (UTJ), Otzma Yehudit and Noam factions, will work for "all Israeli citizens," a statement published by the Likud noted.
Despite Netanyahu's announcement, the coalition agreements with UTJ's Degel HaTorah and Agudat Yisrael were not finalized as of Thursday midnight, adding to Israeli reports claiming the agreement with Shas was also not completed on Wednesday.
more............. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-725461
Despite Netanyahu's announcement, the coalition agreements with UTJ's Degel HaTorah and Agudat Yisrael were not finalized as of Thursday midnight.
By ELIAV BREUER
Published: DECEMBER 21, 2022
Incoming prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu called President Isaac Herzog late on Wednesday night to announce he has successfully formed a government, nearly 40 days after the Likud chairman received the mandate to form a government from Herzog, taking the deadline down the wire.
Netanyahu told Herzog that the new government, which will be comprised of the Likud, Religious Zionists Party (RZP), Shas, United Torah Judaism (UTJ), Otzma Yehudit and Noam factions, will work for "all Israeli citizens," a statement published by the Likud noted.
Despite Netanyahu's announcement, the coalition agreements with UTJ's Degel HaTorah and Agudat Yisrael were not finalized as of Thursday midnight, adding to Israeli reports claiming the agreement with Shas was also not completed on Wednesday.
more............. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-725461
