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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Arab Parties to Gain Key Knesset Committee Posts in Coalition Deal

The "Gush Yisrael" bloc and Arab parties are finalizing a deal that will see the Joint List receive the Committee for Arab Society Affairs. This agreement aims to increase the parliamentary influence of Arab parties on issues concerning the Arab public.

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What happened

  1. 01Joint List to receive Committee for Arab Society Affairs in new coalition deal.
  2. 02The agreement aims to boost parliamentary influence for Arab parties.
  3. 03Ra'am may be assigned a different oversight committee under the deal.
  4. 04Temporary committees will be established next week to grant more influence.
  5. 05The deal follows Knesset approval of the Arrangements Committee with Arab party support.

Discussions are also underway for Ra'am to potentially receive another oversight committee. The bloc intends to establish temporary committees next week to further enhance partner influence.

Translated and summarized by baba from i24NEWS, the latest report. Read i24NEWS’s original

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