Jewish Home head Naftali Bennett will apparently rejoin the Knesset to take the place of Yinon Magal, after former MK Avi Wortzman, who’s next in line on the party’s slate, turns down the opportunity.
Bennett, who serves as education minister, had given up his Knesset seat to make room for Shuli Mualem after working to pass the so-called Norwegian Law, which allows each coalition party to have one non-MK minister.
To rejoin the Knesset he will have to temporarily abdicate his ministerial post, and then will seek to have it reinstated, according to Channel 2, which notes that only one MK deciding to rebel and vote against could keep him from reclaiming the position.
Last month Bennett joked that he was happy he did not have to legislate in the Knesset, as lawmakers held an all-night session to pass the state budget.
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