Opposition Agrees on Power Sharing to Oust Netanyahu; Matan Kahana Nominated for Knesset Speaker

From the report

As part of political efforts to unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, the country’s opposition parties have reached an agreement on selecting candidates for key parliamentary positions. According to the understanding, former minister Matan Kahana has been nominated for the post of the next Knesset Speaker. Additionally, opposition leaders have agreed to assign Avigdor Liberman, leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, the responsibility of chairing the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.

This decision was announced in a joint statement on Tuesday (November 10). A report by *The Times of Israel* stated that the agreement was reached among Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yasar Party; Avigdor Liberman; Naftali Bennett of the Together bloc; Yair Golan, chairman of the Democrats Party; and opposition leader Yair Lapid.

Following several days of discussions, Matan Kahana, who is fifth on Eisenkot’s Yasar Party list, was nominated for the Speaker’s position. Concurrently, it was decided to appoint Liran Avishar Ben Horin, a newly elected Member of Parliament from the Together bloc, as the chairman of the Finance Committee. The opposition’s statement indicated that the formation of various parliamentary committees would be finalized within the current week. The proposals are expected to be brought before the Knesset on Wednesday for approval.