Thirty-third government of Israel

The thirty-third government of Israel, also known as the third Netanyahu government,[1] was formed after the 22 January 2013 Knesset elections, took office on 18 March 2013, and served until 14 May 2015. The Prime Minister was Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud; the government was a coalition of Likud, Yisrael Beiteinu, Yesh Atid, The Jewish Home, and Hatnuah.

Netanyahu III cabinet

33rd Cabinet of Israel
Date formed18 March 2013
Date dissolved14 May 2015
People and organisations
Head of stateReuven Rivlin
Head of governmentBenjamin Netanyahu
Member partiesLikud Yisrael Beiteinu
Yesh Atid
The Jewish Home
Hatnuah
Status in legislatureCoalition government
Opposition partyIsraeli Labor Party
Opposition leaderIsaac Herzog
History
Election(s)Knesset elections, 2013
Legislature term(s)19th Knesset
Predecessor32nd
Successor34th
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Formation

Likud and Yisrael Beiteinu, which had run a common list in the election, were the largest party in the Knesset, with 31 seats, and formed the government. Hatnuah agreed to become part of the government in February.[2] The final coalition agreement between Likud-Beteinu and the other parties was as signed on 15 March.[3] The coalition parties held 68 of the 120 seats in the Knesset. The parties agreed to a deal that would raise the voting threshold in future elections from 2 to 4 percent; had this restriction been effect in the 2013 elections, Kadima and the three Arab parties would have failed to qualify for seats in the Knesset. Some have suggested the change was implemented as an attempt to limit Arab representation, but that it could ultimately force the Arab parties to merge and this would bring greater unity in the long run.[4]

Recommendations
Party Party Leader Seats Recommended
Likud Yisrael Beiteinu Benjamin Netanyahu 31 Benjamin Netanyahu
Yesh Atid Yair Lapid 19 Benjamin Netanyahu
Labor Shelly Yachimovich 15 No one
The Jewish Home Naftali Bennett 12 Benjamin Netanyahu
Shas Eli Yishai 11 Benjamin Netanyahu
UTJ Yaakov Litzman 7 Benjamin Netanyahu
Hatnua Tzipi Livni 6 Benjamin Netanyahu
Meretz Zehava Gal-On 6 No one
Ra'am Ibrahim Sarsur 4 No one
Hadash Mohammad Barakeh 4 No one
Balad Jamal Zahalka 3 No one
Kadima Shaul Mofaz 2 Benjamin Netanyahu

Dissolution

On 2 December 2014, Netanyahu dismissed Minister of Justice Tzipi Livni (Hatnuah) and Minister of Finance Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid). Four other Yesh Atid ministers then resigned. This dissolved the government ahead of schedule, resulting in elections on 17 March 2015.

Cabinet members

There were 29 ministerial posts to fill, but Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid called for a smaller cabinet. In response, the coalition agreed the cabinet was to have 20 members, with several members holding multiple ministries, plus eight deputy ministers.[5] However, the cabinet that was sworn in had 22 ministers and eight deputy ministers.[6] This did not include Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who had resigned in December 2012 after being charged with fraud. PM Netanyahu served as Foreign Minister until November 2013, when Lieberman was acquitted and returned to office.[7]

Cabinet members
Portfolio Minister Party Term started Term ended Notes
Prime MinisterBenjamin NetanyahuLikud18 March 201314 May 2015
Minister of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentYair ShamirYisrael Beiteinu18 March 201314 May 2015
Minister of CommunicationsGilad ErdanLikud18 March 20135 November 2014
Benjamin NetanyahuLikud5 November 201414 May 2015
Minister of Culture and SportLimor LivnatLikud18 March 201314 May 2015
Minister of DefenseMoshe Ya'alonLikud18 March 201314 May 2015
Minister for the Development of the Negev & GalileeSilvan ShalomLikud18 March 201314 May 2015
Minister of EconomyNaftali BennettThe Jewish Home18 March 201314 May 2015Ministry renamed 22 January 2013
Minister of EducationShai PironYesh Atid18 March 20134 December 2014Resigned after dismissal of Yair Lapid
Minister of Energy and Water ResourcesSilvan ShalomLikud18 March 201314 May 2015
Minister of Environmental ProtectionAmir PeretzHatnuah18 March 201311 November 2014Resigned after opposing the government's budget plans
Minister of FinanceYair LapidYesh Atid18 March 20132 December 2014Dismissed PM Netanyahu
Minister of Foreign AffairsBenjamin NetanyahuLikud18 March 201311 November 2013Resigned to make way for Lieberman
Avigdor LiebermanYisrael Beiteinu11 November 20136 May 2015
Minister of HealthYael GermanYesh Atid18 March 20134 December 2014Resigned after dismissal of Yair Lapid
Minister of Home Front DefenseGilad ErdanLikud18 March 201330 June 2014Ministry abolished
Minister of Housing and ConstructionUri ArielThe Jewish Home18 March 201314 May 2015
Minister of Immigrant AbsorptionSofa LandverYisrael Beiteinu18 March 201310 May 2015
Minister of IntelligenceYuval SteinitzLikud18 March 201314 May 2015Combined into
Minister of International RelationsYuval SteinitzLikud18 March 201314 May 2015
Minister of the InteriorGideon Sa'arLikud18 March 20135 November 2014Resigned; retired from politics
Gilad Erdan5 November 201414 May 2015
Minister of Jerusalem and Diaspora AffairsBenjamin NetanyahuLikud18 March 201329 April 2013
Naftali BennettThe Jewish Home29 April 201314 May 2015
Minister of JusticeTzipi LivniHatnuah18 March 20134 December 2014Dismissed by Netanyahu
Minister of Pensioner AffairsUri OrbachThe Jewish Home18 March 201316 February 2015Died in office
Benjamin NetanyahuLikud16 February 201514 May 2015
Minister of Public SecurityYitzhak AharonovichYisrael Beiteinu18 March 201314 May 2015
Minister for Regional CooperationSilvan ShalomLikud18 March 201314 May 2015
Minister of Religious AffairsNaftali BennettThe Jewish Home18 March 201314 May 2015
Minister of Science, Technology and SpaceYa'akov PeriYesh Atid18 March 20134 December 2014Resigned after dismissal of Yair Lapid
Minister of Strategic AffairsYuval SteinitzLikud18 March 201314 May 2015
Minister of Transportation, National Infrastructure and Road SafetyYisrael KatzLikud18 March 201314 May 2015
Minister of TourismUzi LandauYisrael Beitenu18 March 201314 May 2015
Minister of Welfare and Social ServicesMeir CohenYesh Atid18 March 20134 December 2014Resigned after dismissal of Yair Lapid

Deputy Ministers
Portfolio Minister Party Term started Term ended Notes
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's OfficeOfir AkunisLikud18 March 201314 May 2015
Deputy Minister of DefenseDanny DanonLikud18 March 201315 July 2014Dismissed by Netanyahu
Deputy Minister of EducationAvi WortzmanThe Jewish Home18 March 201331 March 2015
Deputy Minister of FinanceMickey LevyYesh Atid18 March 20134 December 2014Resigned after dismissal of Yair Lapid
Deputy Minister of Foreign AffairsZe'ev ElkinLikud18 March 201312 May 2014Resigned after becoming Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
Tzachi HanegbiLikud2 June 20146 May 2015
Deputy Minister of the InteriorFaina KirschenbaumYisrael Beiteinu18 March 201331 March 2015
Deputy Minister of Religious ServicesEli Ben-DahanThe Jewish Home18 March 201314 May 2015
Deputy Minister of Science and TechnologyTzipi HotovelyLikud29 December 201414 May 2015
Deputy Minister of Transport, National Infrastructure and Road SafetyTzipi HotovelyLikud18 March 201314 May 2015

Issues

In 2014, Housing Minister Ariel (Jewish Home) called for the construction of more houses in the West Bank area in response to the Fatah-Hamas national unity government deal.[8] Finance Minister Lapid (Yesh Atid) threatened to bring down the government if any West Bank settlements were unilaterally annexed to Israel.[9] Justice Minister Livni (Hatnuah) also threatened to leave the government.[10] Religious Affairs Minister Bennett (Jewish Home) said that the proposal to annex settled parts of the West Bank was "the only sane plan." He added: "It’s no secret that for dozens of years there has been a chasmic [sic] disagreement on how to leave the settlements. It hasn’t proven itself." Government spokesman Mark Regev declined to comment on the proposal and its opposition.[11]

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References
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  3. "Jewish Home, Yesh Atid ink coalition deal with Likud-Beytenu". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  4. "Raising threshold for Israeli cabinet proposes challenge to Arab parties". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  5. "PM, Lapid agree: 20 ministers, 8 deputies in next government". ynet. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  6. "Governments of Israel". Knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  7. "Israel's Lieberman to return to government". Aljazeera.com. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  8. "Yair Lapid, Ariel: Hamas-Fatah government shows Palestinians don't want peace - Diplomacy & Politics - Jerusalem Post". The Jerusalem Post - JPost.com. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  9. "PressTV-'Bibi, stop annexing settlements in WB'". Presstv.com. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  10. "Yair Lapid: If even one settlement is annexed, we'll topple the government - Diplomacy & Politics - Jerusalem Post". The Jerusalem Post - JPost.com. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  11. Jonathan Ferziger. "Israel Minister Says Annexing West Bank 'Only Sane Plan'". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
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