Coalition Government Ready To Assume Power in Israel

Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid finished off signing the coalition agreements with the rest of the members of his coalition, yesterday, in time to meet the deadline for the Knesset vote tomorrow. As for the top ministerial posts aside from Yamina leader naftali Bennett being prime minister for the first two years, Bennie Gantz will remain defense minister, Lapid will be the foreign minister for the first two years and Avigdor Liberman will be the finance minister (and member of the security cabinet). New Hope leader Gideon Sa’ar will be justice minister, while Yamina’s Ayelet Shaked will be interior minister.