Israel/Palestine

Little Tich

(6,171 posts) Sun Apr 26, 2015, 02:28 AM Apr 2015

Bennett said to drop Foreign Ministry demand in coalition breakthrough

Source: Times of Israel

Move to ask for education portfolio instead likely removes major stumbling block as deadline nears to form government

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looked set to have the pieces needed to cobble together a new governing coalition, after Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett reportedly dropped his demand for the Foreign Ministry Saturday night, likely removing a major stumbling block in coalition talks.

With just over a week to go for Netanyahu to form his coalition, Bennett will ask Likud for control of the Education Ministry instead of the highly coveted Foreign Ministry, which will stay in Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman’s hands, according to Hebrew-language media reports.

The move will pave the way for Jewish Home and Yisrael Beytenu to both join a Likud-led government, giving Netanyahu the last pieces he is thought to need to form a coalition.

Read more: http://www.timesofisrael.com/bennett-said-to-drop-foreign-ministry-demand-in-coalition-breakthrough/

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Bennett said to drop Foreign Ministry demand in coalition breakthrough (Original Post) Little Tich Apr 2015 OP

the axis of evil is coming to an understanding. geek tragedy Apr 2015 #1

Reminiscent of the Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld triumverate oberliner Apr 2015 #2

W Bush's first term is a pretty good indication. nt geek tragedy Apr 2015 #4

Depressing oberliner Apr 2015 #3

So instead he will be Education Secretary - helping to teach young people to hate? LeftishBrit Apr 2015 #5

Three cheers for the continuation of R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2015 #6

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

1. the axis of evil is coming to an understanding.

Reply to Little Tich (Original post)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 09:20 AM

Apr 2015

Lieberman gets to continue disgracing Israel on the world state, and Bennett gets a chance to teach future generations of Israelis the value of hatred, intolerance, fanaticism, and fascism.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

2. Reminiscent of the Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld triumverate

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 09:47 AM

Apr 2015

Or maybe Reagan-Schutlz-Bennett.

Can you imagine the lunatics who would hold positions of power in the US if we had a coalition-style government like Israel?

Portfolios for Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and Mike Huckabee?

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

4. W Bush's first term is a pretty good indication. nt

Reply to oberliner (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 10:12 AM

Apr 2015

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

3. Depressing

Reply to Little Tich (Original post)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 09:52 AM

Apr 2015

Was hoping the squabbles would prevent him from being able to form a government.

LeftishBrit

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5. So instead he will be Education Secretary - helping to teach young people to hate?

Reply to Little Tich (Original post)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 12:18 PM

Apr 2015

I thought we'd had some terrible Ministers of Education in the UK, but this one takes the biscuit.

Just as I thought Arne Duncan was bad, but imagine having Pat Robertson as your Education Secretary; aarrgggghhhh.

Also I had hoped against hope that the Right would not get to form a government.

R. Daneel Olivaw

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6. Three cheers for the continuation of

Reply to Little Tich (Original post)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 01:08 PM

Apr 2015

ethnic cleansing, colonization, disinformation and the belligerent ignorance needed to make it happen.

Israelis who voted for these scounderals get exactly what they deserve, but it will be the Palestinians who pay the price.

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