Politics & Diplomacy
Netanyahu convenes far-right ministers to mend coalition fractures
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to a Sunday meeting, Shehab Wire reported. The session was intended to reunify their separate electoral lists before the upcoming elections, an effort to prevent further splintering within his coalition.
The summons underscores deepening rifts on the Israeli right. Ben Gvir and Smotrich have each positioned themselves as independent political forces rather than subordinates to Netanyahu's Likud party, creating uncertainty about the stability of their alliance and the government's parliamentary majority heading into the campaign.
