Bennett: "Rest the mind of political commentators - the government continues to work"

The Prime Minister first referred to Netanyahu's plea deal, at the beginning of the weekly cabinet meeting: "We will continue to work in quiet and good work for the citizens of Israel."

He also announced: "By the end of the week," significant delivery "of Pfizer's drug packages to Corona will arrive in Israel

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16/01/2022

Sunday, 16 January 2022, 11:05 Updated: 11:49

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Live from the convening of the cabinet meeting (Photo: GPO)

Today (Sunday), Prime Minister Naftali Bennett addressed for the first time the plea deal of Benjamin Netanyahu, at the beginning of the weekly cabinet meeting.

"Rest the minds of all kinds of political commentators - the Israeli government is working and continues to work," he said.

"This is a government of action, which puts the citizens of Israel at the center," he continued.

"The government will continue to work in quiet and good work, which is done day after day for the citizens of Israel."

In addition, Bennett announced that by the end of the week a "significant shipment" of Pfizer's drug packages to Corona would arrive in the country, thanking Pfizer CEO Albert Burla. The prime minister said that At least four ministers - Yair Lapid, Avigdor Lieberman, Zeev Elkin and Omar Bar-Lev - contracted the disease.

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Against the background of the plea deal: The government will not vote today on the establishment of a commission of inquiry into the submarine affair

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The decision on the committee of inquiry into the submarine affair will be postponed.

Cabinet meeting, September 2021 (Photo: Reuters)

The proposal to establish a committee of inquiry into the submarine affair was rejected, despite the announcement by Defense Minister Bnei Gantz and Deputy Prime Minister Yair Lapid that the proposal will be approved this week.

Sources in the Defense Minister's office say the decision will come up next week.

In recent days, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has given the green light to promoting the proposal, which Ganz submitted as early as the end of October, after months of delays, amid reports of contacts for a plea deal with former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

However, in the end, the proposal will not be raised at the cabinet meeting today, on the grounds of schedules, and that there will not be enough time for ministers to review the proposal.

In addition, a defense procurement deal with Germany is due to be signed in the coming week, and the prime minister wanted to make sure that the approval of the offer would not hurt the signing of the deal.

The Defense Minister's Office said that there was no problem in raising the proposal since it had already been published in the media, and still wanted to bring the proposal for approval at the next cabinet meeting.

But in the end the government secretariat decided not to add the decision to the agenda on the grounds that ministers were not given enough time to review the decision materials.

Ganz has been trying to advance the establishment of a state commission of inquiry since the first week of the government, but for months the move has been delayed in the face of opposition from Yemina and Bennett.

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