Bennett, Abbas Finalize Coalition Deal

By Staff Reporter
Posted on 06/02/21 | News Source: JPost

Yamina leader Naftali Bennett, Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid and Ra'am (United Arab List) chairman Mansour Abbas reached an agreement at a meeting on Wednesday night at Ramat Gan's Kfar Hamaccabiah Hotel, in an effort to resolve the final differences preventing the formation of a unity government.

Abbas had added last-minute demands on Wednesday, following multiple conversations with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. After Netanyahu offered to cancel a law enforcing fines on illegal Arab building, Abbas demanded the same from the unity government being formed. 
The Southern Islamic Movement's Shura Council decided in Kfar Kassem on Wednesday night to empower Abbas to make a final decision about whether to enter the coalition, based on his conversation with Bennett and Lapid. Abbas and Lapid signed a coalition agreement to form a unity government.

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"We are negotiating not about political posts but about solutions to the challenges faced by the Arab community," Abbas told Channel 12 as he entered his car en route from the Shura Council to his meeting with Bennett and Lapid. "We do not intend to flex muscles but to remain focused on our professional requests." Read more at JPost