Netanyahu, Bennett slated to meet to smooth out beef

With tensions running high, Benjamin Netanyahu and Naftali Bennett are slated to meet now at a high-level security cabinet meeting, during which they are expected to iron out differences between them and avoid a coalition crisis which could bring down the government.

Netanyahu has thus far refused to accede to Bennett’s demands that he increase information-sharing on security matters among ministers, with Bennett saying he will vote against the nomination of Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman as defense minister if his demand is not met.

The Knesset is expected to vote on the addition of Yisrael Beytenu to the coalition on Monday and if Jewish Home torpedoes the deal, their ministers will likely be fired, necessitating new elections.