There is a government: Bennett and Lapid waived the requirement for vice • will be displayed on Monday

The end of the crisis: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, spoke this morning (Friday) with the Chairman of Habayit Hayehudi MK Naftali Bennett, and managed to complete the understanding with the coalition negotiations and allow the swearing of the government on Monday. The two men spoke after night, at around 1:00 at night the negotiating teams of both sides met again.

According to the agreement, Bennett agreed to give up the title of Vice Prime Minister, and in return Netanyahu offered him chairmanship of the ministerial committee to resolve the problem of high cost of living. Habayit Hayehudi representative will also head a joint committee of the Knesset to solve the problem of equality burden. Chairman MK Yair Lapid, also gave up on the title of Vice Prime Minister.

The parties signed a coalition agreement by fax in the afternoon due to the approaching of Shabbos. Netanyahu will arrive on Motzei Shabbos to the president and he will tell him that he was successful in forming a government.

Yesterday afternoon there was a severe crisis between Netanyahu and Bennett, given the prime minister's refusal to grant the Chairmen of Habayit Hayehudi and Yesh Atid the title of Vice Prime Minister, despite earlier summary by the parties. The negotiating team of Habayit Hayehudi broke off contact from Likud's negotiating team, after learning of the violation of the summary of the interview of Mr. Moshe Leon on the radio.

Summaries of the negotiating teams show, Habayit Hayehudi will receive control of five government ministries to be held by three ministers - Ministry of Economy and Commerce (version airs of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, headed by Bennett), Ministry of Housing (headed by Uri Ariel) Retirees portfolio (headed by Uri Orbach), and Diaspora offices and Jerusalem affairs (Bennett will head). Habayit Hayehudi will also receive two deputy ministers, one Ministry of Religious Affairs (headed by Bennett, but will be managed - by MK Rabbi Eli Ben Dahan) and the other in the Ministry of Education.

Yesh Atid will receive the finance portfolio for Chairman Yair Lapid, Education portfolio for No. 2 Shai Piron, Health and Welfare for MKs Meir Cohen and Yael German. In addition, Ofer Shelach will be appointed deputy defense minister.

MK Meir Cohen of Yesh Atid wrote on his Facebook page this afternoon that the coalition agreement between Likud parties was signed at this time. "After long and exhausting negotiations, it finally seems to be ending; we did not seek to bend hands but to fulfill our promises."

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