Netanyahu to resume meetings with Likud MKs to finalize ministerial appointments

With Shabbat coming to an end, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to resume meetings with Likud lawmakers to wrap up the doling out of ministerial posts ahead of tomorrow’s swearing in of the new government.

According to Channel 12 news, Likud MKs Gideon Sa’ar, Avi Dichter and Tzachi Hanegbi were among those set to meet with the premier.

Sa’ar, who unsuccessfully challenged Netanyahu in the Likud leadership primary in December and is considered the prime minister’s top rival in the party, has not been linked in reports to any government role.

Before Thursday’s planned swearing-in was pushed off until Thursday, Dichter and Hanegbi said they would not attend in protest of Netanyahu not meeting with them beforehand to discuss ministerial appointments.