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Ongoing Story· Day 24

Israeli Opposition Leaders Vie for Control of Knesset Speaker Role

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Haaretz EnglishPolitics

Eisenkot Bloc Agrees on Knesset Speaker, Committee Chairs

Summarized from Haaretz English by baba

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Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot announced Tuesday that his political bloc has agreed to appoint Matan Kahana as the next Knesset speaker. The bloc, including leaders Lieberman, Bennett, Golan, and Lapid, also agreed to appoint MK Roy Folkman to chair the House Committee and MK Liran Avisar Ben Horin to chair the Finance Committee. These appointments aim to secure control of parliamentary committees before a new government is formed.

The story in 4 lines · by baba

  • Matan Kahana will be appointed Knesset speaker following an agreement within Gadi Eisenkot's bloc.
  • The bloc aims to control parliamentary committees before a new government is formed.
  • MK Roy Folkman will chair the House Committee.
  • MK Liran Avisar Ben Horin will chair the Finance Committee.

Haaretz English publishes in English. The key points are summarized above. Read Haaretz English’s full report from the link at the top of the page.

Haaretz EnglishLeft · Tel Aviv

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