Israeli Prime Minister-designate Gadi Eisenkot’s camp has agreed to appoint Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman as chair of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, according to media reports.
The reported agreement follows a meeting between Eisenkot and Lieberman on Monday, during which the two reportedly agreed that the next Knesset speaker would be drawn from Eisenkot’s Yashar party.
Eisenkot’s opposition bloc is also seeking to secure the support of ultra-Orthodox parties, known as the Haredim, in an effort to bring them into the governing coalition he is seeking to form.
The Times of Israel reported that the two leaders had given the green light to move forward with the initiative, including the preparation of a revised, more moderate version of a bill governing Haredi conscription into the Israeli military.
The reported agreement follows a meeting between Eisenkot and Lieberman on Monday, during which the two reportedly agreed that the next Knesset speaker would be drawn from Eisenkot’s Yashar party.
Eisenkot’s opposition bloc is also seeking to secure the support of ultra-Orthodox parties, known as the Haredim, in an effort to bring them into the governing coalition he is seeking to form.
The Times of Israel reported that the two leaders had given the green light to move forward with the initiative, including the preparation of a revised, more moderate version of a bill governing Haredi conscription into the Israeli military.
