Israel’s finance minister withdraws his resignation

Israel’s finance minister withdraws his resignation

Move comes after government coalition crisis resolved, report says - Anadolu Ajansı

After reaching agreements that resolved the political crisis, Almog Cohen declared allegiance and officially entered his new position as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Office. Watch The post New Deputy Minister: Almog Cohen declared allegiance in the Knesset | Watch appeared first on סרוגים.

In a meeting held between Knesset member and Netanyahu, it was agreed that MK Zvi Sukkot would return to the Knesset instead of Cohen, without Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich having to exercise his resignation and without Jewish power MK Yitzhak Kreuzer being pushed out

The move, intended to preserve the integrity of the coalition, comes at a price: To enable Cohen's appointment as deputy minister, 3.4 million shekels came out of the public purse in 2025, and an additional 2.8 million per year from 2026 onwards. This is in addition to the cost of his advisors and staff.

After Smotrich's threat that she would resign from her positions as Minister of Finance and Minister of Defense, due to the violation of the agreements between Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir, a solution was found • MK Zvi Sukkot will also return to the Knesset, MK Zvika Fogel will not be appointed as a minister