Opposition Reaches Agreement to Oust Netanyahu, Matan Kahana to be Knesset Speaker

From the report

Opposition parties in Israel have reached an agreement on selecting candidates for key parliamentary positions as part of a political effort to remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government from power. According to the agreement, former minister Matan Kahana has been nominated for the position of the next Knesset Speaker. Additionally, opposition leaders have agreed to assign the chairmanship of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee to Avigdor Lieberman, leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu party.

This decision was announced on Tuesday (November 10) in a joint statement. A report by *The Times of Israel* stated that the agreement was reached between Yachar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot, Avigdor Lieberman, Naftali Bennett of the Together bloc, Democrats Party Chairman Yair Golan, and Opposition Leader Yair Lapid.

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