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Netanyahu offers Edelstein Health Ministry — report
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered the coveted health portfolio to former Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, according to Channel 13.
There was no word in the report regarding Edelstein’s response.
“At this stage we’re not addressing reports in the media about the distribution of one or another [ministerial] portfolios,” Likud says in a statement.
Edelstein held the position of Knesset speaker from 2013 until earlier this year, when he defied the High Court of Justice on convening the parliament. The post was then taken up by Blue and White’s Benny Gantz.
As part of the coalition agreement, Blue and White demanded Edelstein not be given the position again.
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