Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to reinstate a senior Bayit Yehudi member as deputy defense minister following a furious outcry from the party which came as the government teetered on the brink of collapse.
With Avigdor Liberman’s resignation as defense minister coming into effect on Sunday morning, Deputy Defense Minister Eli Ben Dahan of the Jewish Home party also lost his job. According to government protocol, a deputy minister’s term automatically ends with the firing or resignation of the minister above them.
Netanyahu’s announcement to reinstate Ben Dahan came after HaBayit Yehudi said it would not vote with the coalition until the decision was reversed. Ben Dahan’s office confirmed Sunday night that he would now remain in the post.
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{Matzav.com}
