The office for breaking up cases: rotations and splits in the emerging government Israel today

While the representatives of the parties are making progress in their coalition contacts, the dimensions of the distribution of the cases, the transfers of the trust units and the rotations, which have been agreed upon so far, are becoming clear, and this is even before the expected division of the spoils within the ranks of the Likud, which may lead to further divisions and connections within the government ministries.

The most senior portfolio that will be affected as a result of the coalition agreements is the treasury portfolio.

According to the agreement between the Likud and the religious Zionism and Shas, the portfolio will be distributed to the two party leaders, Bezalel Smotrich and Aryeh Deri, in a rotating format. The interior portfolio will also be distributed in a similar format. Other portfolios that will be rotated are the transportation portfolio and the health portfolio, and at least one of them, It depends on Deri's choice which bag to take for himself in addition to the interior bag for the first two years.

The next defense minister is also expected to be harmed as a result of the transfer of powers to other officials in the government.

According to the coalition agreement with religious Zionism, the civil administration as well as the appointment of the coordinator of government operations in the territories will be transferred to the responsibility of a minister in the Ministry of Defense who will be appointed by the religious Zionist party.

Netanyahu, photo: Oren Ben Hakon

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs should not be divided or split at this stage, as is the Prime Minister's Office.

On the other hand, the office of the alternate prime minister will be abolished.

The Ministry of Education, which in the past had already suffered the removal of a significant portion of its activity with the creation of the portfolio for higher education, will once again suffer damage to its status, with the removal of the unit for external contents from it and its transfer to a deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Office - Avi Maoz.

The Ministry of Internal Security will be called the Ministry of National Security, will be expanded and will also include the Green Patrol, the Green Police, the Land Enforcement Authority as well as the IOSH Police.

Currently, the Ministries of Justice, Construction and Housing, Energy and Economy will remain in their current format. 

Smotrich, photo: Dodi Vaknin

The Ministry of Religious Services should also not be harmed in the new government, as well as the Immigration and Absorption Ministries and the Housing Ministry.

On the other hand, the Ministry of Jerusalem and Heritage will be split, and from now on it will be called the Ministry for Jerusalem and Tradition.

The part responsible for the heritage will be transferred to another file, and the Antiquities Authority and the Council for the Preservation of Sites will be attached to it.

The Ministry of the Negev and the Galilee will also undergo a change and will be called the Negev, the Galilee and Social Resilience.

The office will also take care of distressed neighborhoods in the center of the country and will also include the care of senior citizens and the youth centers, which until now were under the authority of the Ministry for Social Equality.

The Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Avi Maoz will handle both the unit for professional content that will come out of the Ministry of Education and "Nativ", the liaison office with former Soviet Union veterans. Also, a new directorate will be established under his responsibility to be called the Jewish Identity Director.

The Ministry of Settlement will also undergo a change and become the Ministry for National Missions.

The Ministry of Culture and Sports may remain intact, although it is still too early to tell.

The same goes for the Ministry of Transportation (except for rotation in the position of the Minister), Health (there may also be rotation here), Communications, Welfare, Intelligence, Tourism, Science, Agriculture, Environmental Protection and Regional Cooperation. 

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