Knesset approves fourth Netanyahu government

Erdan and Shalom had eyed the foreign ministry, but their hopes were dashed when MK Tzipi Hotovely received an assurance from Netanyahu that she would serve as a deputy in the ministry while the top post was to remain vacant.

 

Tzachi Hanegbi was announced as coalition chairman and the chairman of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.

 

Opposition chief Isaac Herzog attacked the new government during the ceremony. “This is not the government the people wanted and not even the government that half of the people wanted,” he said. “You bought control with lies. After such negotiations, you still dare give the world advice about negotiations with Iran?”

 

Herzog also criticized the decision to expand the number of ministers. “My way is not your way,” he said. “No respectable leader will join your government.”

 

Prime Minsiter Netanyahu, on his part, decried the system of government, saying it must be changed. “It encourages extravagant, excessive demands both by parties and by individuals,” he said.

 

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