Gideon Saar, a former rival of Benjamin Netanyahu, returns to government
Gideon Saar, a former minister and rival of Benjamin Netanyahu, joined the Israeli government on Sunday, allowing the prime minister to expand his majority with the support of four additional lawmakers. millimeter. Netanyahu and Saar formalized their reconciliation during a short ceremony at Government House, broadcast on television, during which Mr. Saar, who inherits the position of minister without portfolio, made it clear that he would join the executive branch. “Without a coalition agreement”.
Mr. Sa’ar’s return to the Cabinet allows Netanyahu to benefit from the majority of 68 deputies out of 120 in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, and thus numerically dispense with the support of National Security Minister Itamar. Ben Gvir (far right), whose Otzma Yehudit party has five representatives.
For several weeks, Ben Jvir’s threats to topple the government increased if a truce agreement was reached with the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip or with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
