Justice minister calls for immediate unity government ahead of coalition meeting

By Jeremy Sharon

You will receive email alerts from this author. Manage alert preferences on your profile page

You will no longer receive email alerts from this author. Manage alert preferences on your profile page

10 October 2023, 11:09 am 2 Edit

Jeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter

Justice Minister Yariv Levin attends a conference at the Begin Heritage Center, in Jerusalem, September 5, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)

Justice Minister Yariv Levin says a “national emergency government needs to be established immediately” and that he has been working to achieve this goal in the last few days.

“These are difficult days which require unity, resilience and for us to limit our declarations,” says the minister in his first statement to the press since Hamas’s brutal assault against Israel began on Saturday.

Following discussions held over the last few days it now appears likely that Benny Gantz’s National Unity party will join the government today.

Coalition party heads are scheduled to meet at 11:30 a.m. to discuss and potentially approve National Unity’s entry into the government.