Netanyahu announced: Resigns from my position as minister, covenant ministers in the coming days
The prime minister has announced to the government that he is resigning as Minister of Welfare, Agriculture and Diaspora. It is estimated that he will bring the appointment of new ministers at the latest on Sunday, including two for Likud and one for Shas
Netanyahu announced: Resigns from my position as minister, covenant ministers in the coming days
Edit: Saul AdamPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Wednesday) announced to the government that as of tonight, he has ceased to serve as minister in the three files he holds - welfare, agriculture and diaspora. Netanyahu has also announced plans to appoint ministers in the coming days.
Netanyahu's resignation will only take effect in 48 hours. It is estimated that the prime minister will approve the appointment of new ministers at the latest on Sunday, including two for Likud and one for Shas.
In the last few days, the Shas have been debating what a case to demand from Netanyahu, and the main issue was around the welfare case. .
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In the meantime, the most prominent names in the Likud to receive one of the two cases that will remain from Netanyahu are David Bitten, Tzipi Hotobli and Nir Barkat. Bitten is debating whether to accept Netanyahu's proposal to appoint him as minister in light of the fact that he will soon face an indictment that will force him to resign, similar to what Netanyahu did after the decision to indict him.
Last week, Netanyahu resigned from the post of Minister of Health, and was replaced by Deputy Minister Yaakov Litzman, after receiving the approval of Agudat Israel's Torah Council. This approval is required since Torah Judaism was customary not to be appointed to ministerial positions, but Litzman had no choice since he served as deputy minister in a ministerial position under Netanyahu.
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