Alternate Prime Minister Naftali Bennett decides to vote in favor of advancing the Lebanon maritime border deal after a period of indecision.
The former prime minister says that it is proper to approve the deal as soon as possible, despite the current government’s status as an interim government.
Bennett says that the current deal should not garner either “celebrations of victory, nor cries of despair as if it is a catastrophe.” He says the deal is “not a historic diplomatic victory, but it is also not a terrible surrender agreement.”
“Not everything that is good for Lebanon is bad for Israel,” he adds. “There are times when it is possible to reach a positive outcome for both parties.”
All members of the security cabinet vote to advance the deal to a full cabinet vote with the exception of Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked, who abstains. Shaked vows that if the deal is not brought to a full Knesset vote, she will vote against it.
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