From Jewish Home formally affirms demand for Bennett to become defense minister
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJewish Home MKs vote unanimously in favor leaving the coalition if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not make party leader Naftali Bennett defense minister.
They also vote to give Bennett full authority to carry out negotiations based on that ultimatum directly with the prime minister.
“The Jewish Home must be given the defense portfolio in order to have an impact on changing Israel’s deterrence and military initiative,” a party source tells The Times of Israel.
“A government without deterrence is not a right-wing government,” they add.
A party spokesman declines to say how long Netanyahu has to make Bennett defense minister before they will pull out of the coalition and bring the government down.
— Raoul Wootliff
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