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Cohen said set to serve as foreign minister for a year, followed by 2 years for Israel Katz

MK Eli Cohen at the Economy Ministry in Jerusalem on May 18, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
MK Eli Cohen at the Economy Ministry in Jerusalem on May 18, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Hebrew media reports that in an apparent compromise, Likud MK Eli Cohen will only serve as foreign minister for one year, followed by two years for fellow Likud MK Israel Katz, and then another year for Cohen.

When not serving as foreign minister, each of them will serve as energy minister.

The unusual arrangement comes after Katz rejected a two-year rotation, fearing the incoming government wouldn’t last two years, according to Channel 12 news.

Finance Minister Israel Katz holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem on July 1, 2020.
(Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

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