The 37th government of the State of Israel was sworn in on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, and will include 29 ministers in total. The new governing coalition is the most far-right in history and includes six parties: Likud, led by Benjamin Netanyahu; the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism, led by Yitzhak Goldknopf; the ultra-Orthodox Shas, led by Aryeh Deri; the radical right-wing Religious Zionism, led by Bezalel Smotrich; the fascist, Jewish supremacist Jewish Power, led by Itamar Ben-Gvir; and the far-right Orthodox Jewish Noam party, led by Dror Aryeh. As the government was sworn in, thousands were protesting in opposition to it outside the Knesset walls.<\/p>\n
After announcing last week to President Isaac Herzog that he was able to form a government, the 73-year-old Netanyahu will lead his sixth government. Netanyahu was first elected to serve as Prime Minister in 1996 until 1999 then again from 2009 to 2021. Netanyahu is the longest serving Prime Minister in Israel\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
According to the coalition agreements, the priorities for the incoming government include limiting judicial power over the legislative and executive branches, bolstering settlement activity in the West Bank, considering West Bank annexation, and expanding Orthodox control over state Jewish services.<\/p>\n
The following is a list of the various positions that will be held by the coalition members:<\/p>\n
Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud<\/strong>)- Prime Minister<\/p>\n Amir Ohana (Likud<\/strong>) \u2013 Speaker of the Knesset<\/p>\n Yoav Galant (Likud<\/strong>) – Minister of Defense<\/p>\n Itamar Ben-Gvir (Jewish Power<\/strong>) – Minister of National Security (formerly\u00a0Minister of Internal Security)<\/p>\n Bezalel Smotrich (Religious Zionism<\/strong>) – Minister of Finance, Minister in the Ministry of Defense<\/p>\n Yariv Levin (Likud<\/strong>) – Minister of Justice, Deputy Prime Minister<\/p>\n Eli Cohen (Likud<\/strong>) – Ministers of Foreign Affairs (in rotation with Israel Katz)<\/p>\n Yoav Kisch (Likud<\/strong>) – Minister of Education, Minister of Regional Cooperation<\/p>\n Aryeh Deri (Shas<\/strong>) \u2013 Minister of Health, Minister of the Interior and Periphery<\/p>\n Nir Barkat (Likud<\/strong>) – Minister of Economy<\/p>\n Yitzhak Wasserlauf (Jewish Power<\/strong>) – Minister for the Development of the Negev, Galilee, and National Resilience<\/p>\n Israel Katz (Likud<\/strong>) \u2013 Minister of National Infrastructure, Energy, and Water (in rotation with Eli Cohen)<\/p>\n Michael Malchieli (Shas<\/strong>) \u2013 Minister of Religious Affairs<\/p>\n Avi Dichter (Likud<\/strong>) – Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development<\/p>\n Ofir Sofer (Religious Zionism<\/strong>) – Minister of Aliyah and Integration<\/p>\n Shlomo Karhi (Likud<\/strong>) \u2013 Minister of Communications<\/p>\n Yistzhak Goldknopf (United Torah Judaism<\/strong>) – Minister of Housing and Construction, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office<\/p>\n Miki Zohar (Likud<\/strong>) – Minister of Culture and Sports<\/p>\n Amichai Chikli (Likud<\/strong>) – Minister of Diaspora Affairs, Minister for Social Equality<\/p>\n Haim Biton (Shas<\/strong>) – Minister in the Education Ministry<\/p>\n Idit Silman (Likud<\/strong>) – Minister of Environmental Protection<\/p>\n Amihai Eliyahu (Jewish Power<\/strong>) \u2013 Minister of Heritage<\/p>\n Gila Gamliel (Likud<\/strong>) \u2013 Minister of Intelligence<\/p>\n Ya\u2019akov Margi (Shas<\/strong>) – Minister of Labor, Social Affairs, and Social Services<\/p>\n Yoav Ben-Tzur (Shas<\/strong>) – Minister in the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, and Social Services<\/p>\n Orit Strook (Religious Zionism<\/strong>) – Minister of National Missions<\/p>\n Ofir Akunis (Likud<\/strong>) \u2013 Minister of Science and Technology<\/p>\n Ron Dermer (Likud<\/strong>) – Minister of Strategic Affairs<\/p>\n Haim Katz (Likud<\/strong>) \u2013 Minister of Tourism<\/p>\n Miri Regev (Likud<\/strong>) \u2013 Minister of Transportation<\/p>\n Galit Distel-Atbaryan (Likud<\/strong>) – Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The 37th government of the State of Israel was sworn in on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, and will include 29 ministers in total. 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