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Netanyahu's Cabinet Plans Spark Coalition Tensions Ahead of Elections
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that key security and justice ministries will remain with Likud in the next government, sparking a fierce dispute with Otzma Yehudit. The party accuses Netanyahu of planning to remove Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and potentially include Gadi Eisenkot in a broader coalition.
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What happened
- 01Prime Minister Netanyahu stated key security and justice ministries will stay with Likud.
- 02Otzma Yehudit accuses Netanyahu of planning to remove Minister Ben-Gvir from the coalition.
- 03The party claims Netanyahu intends to bring in Gadi Eisenkot instead of Ben-Gvir.
- 04Netanyahu's declarations have intensified a dispute with Otzma Yehudit before elections.
- 05Otzma Yehudit views the move as an attempt to transfer portfolios to the political left.
Otzma Yehudit views these statements as a move to sideline them and transfer portfolios to the left. The conflict escalates less than two weeks before the Knesset elections.
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