ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 65

Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Sunday, November 17, 2019

Blue and White, Yisrael Beytenu say ‘real progress’ made on coalition principles

17 November 2019, 4:28 pm 0 Edit

Negotiators from the Blue and White and Yisrael Beytenu wrap up their meeting and in a joint statement say they’ve made “real progress in formulating [coalition] principles, in particular on matters concerning issues of religion and state.”

Both parties campaigned on forming a so-called liberal unity government.

The statement says the negotiating teams will meet again later this evening, as well as tomorrow.

Negotiations from the Blue and White (L) and Likud parties hold coalition talks in Ramat Gan on November 17, 2019. (Elad Malka)