Yariv Levin
It is tasked with mapping the areas to which Israel will extend its sovereignty under the newly revealed Mideast peace plan.
Cabinet won’t discuss plan to extend sovereignty of settlements and Jordan Valley, despite Netanyahu’s call for the move, as the attorney general needs time to prepare, says Israeli Tourism Minister Yariv Levin.
“Once Blue and White realize that all these fantasies about breaking up the right wing are not feasible, then there will be a genuine opening for substantial, serious talks,” says Tourism Minister Yariv Levin.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet Blue and White head Benny Gantz on Sunday, with Yisrael Beitenu head Avigdor Lieberman following a day later.
Likud ministers claim Blue and White No. 2 Yair Lapid is intent on preventing a power-sharing agreement between party leader Benny Gantz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu appoints Yariv Levin acting immigration minister
The choice is said to have greatly disappointed Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely (Likud) and Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy at the Prime Minister’s Office Michael Oren (Kulanu), who were both eyeing the position.
