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Panels Poll broadcasted on Knesset Channel April 4 2013.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

28 [19] Yesh Atid
25 [31] Likud Beitenu
15 [15] Labor
14 [12] Bayit Yehudi
08 [11] Shas
07 [07] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
07 [06] Mertez
04 [06] Movement
04 [04] Hadash
03 [04] Ra’am-Ta’al
03 [03] Balad
02 [02] Kadima

54 [61] Right-Religious
66 [59] Center-Left-Arab

New Government Approved

The Knesset approved the 33rd government of the State of Israel by a vote of 68-48 with 4 MKs not present. Prime Minister Netanyahu will be joined by 21 ministers and 8 deputy ministers.

 

Benjamin Netanyahu   (Likud Beitenu) Prime Minister , Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs

Yitzhak Aharonovitch  (Likud Beitenu) Minister of Internal Security
Uri Yehuda Ariel (Bayit Yehudi)  Minister of Housing and Construction
Naftali Bennett  (Bayit Yehudi) Minister of Religious Services, Minister of Industry, Trade, and Labor
Meir Cohen  (Yesh Atid) Minister of Welfare and Social Services
Gilad Erdan  (Likud Beitenu) Minister of Communications, Minister of Home Front Defense
Yael German (Yesh Atid)  Minister of Health
Yisrael Katz  (Likud Beitenu) Minister of Transportation, National Infrastructure, and Road Safety
Uzi Landau (Likud Beitenu)  Minister of Tourism
Sofa Landver  (Likud Beitenu) Minister of Immigrant Absorption
Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid)  Minister of Finance
Limor Livnat  (Likud Beitenu) Minister of Culture and Sport
Tzipi Livni  (Movement) Minister of Justice
Uri Orbach (Bayit Yehudi)  Minister for Senior Citizens
Amir Peretz  (Movement) Minister of Environmental Protection
Yaakov Perry (Yesh Atid)  Minister of Science and Technology
Shai Piron (Yesh Atid)  Minister of Education
Gideon Sa`ar  (Likud Beitenu) Minister of Internal Affairs
Silvan Shalom (Likud Beitenu)  Minister of Energy and Water, Minister of the Development of the Negev and Galil, Minister of Regional Cooperation
Yair Shamir (Likud Beitenu)  Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Yuval Steinitz  (Likud Beitenu) Minister of Intelligence  , Minister of Strategic Affairs, Minister of International Relations
Moshe Ya`alon (Likud Beitenu)  Minister of Defense
Ofir Akunis  (Likud Beitenu) Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister`s Office
Eli Ben-Dahan (Bayit Yehudi)  Deputy Minister of Religions

Danny Danon  (Likud Beitenu) Deputy Minister of Defense
Zeev Elkin (Likud Beitenu)  Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Tzipi Hotovely (Likud Beitenu)  Deputy Minister of Transportation
Fania Kirshenbaum  (Likud Beitenu) Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs
Mickey Levy (Yesh Atid)  Deputy Minister of Finance
Avi Wortzman (Bayit Yehudi)  Deputy Minister of Education

Maagar Mochot poll broadcast on Channel 10 on March 17 2013

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

30 [31] Likud Beitenu
25 [19] Yesh Atid
12 [12] Bayit Yehudi
12 [11] Shas
11 [15] Labor
07 [07] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
05 [06] Movement
01 [02] Kadima
17 [17] Mertez, Ra’am-Ta’al, Hadash and Balad

61 [61] Right-Religious
59 [59] Center-Left-Arab

Panels Poll for Knesset Channel conducted March 14th 2013.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

31 [19] Yesh Atid
24 [31] Likud Beitenu
18 [12] Bayit Yehudi
14 [15] Labor
08 [11] Shas
07 [06] Meretz
05 [07] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
03 [06] Movement
02 [02] Kadima
08 [11] Ra’am-Ta’al, Hadash and Balad

55 [61] Right-Religious
65 [59] Center-Left-Arab

Report: Probable look at Netanyahu government, his 21 ministers and 8 deputy ministers.

 

Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud) Prime Minister , Minister of Foreign Affairs

 

Moshe Ya`alon (Likud) Minister of Defense

Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) Minister of Finance

Naftali Bennett (Bayit Yehudi) Minister of Economy, Industry, Trade, and Labor, Minister of Religious Services, Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Jerusalem

 

Tzipi Livni (Livni Party) Minister of Justice

Gideon Sa`ar (Likud) Minister of Internal Affairs

Shai Piron (Yesh Atid) Minister of Education

 

Yitzhak Aharonovitch (Yisrael Beitenu) Minister of Internal Security

Uri Ariel (Bayit Yehudi) Minister of Housing and Construction

Yael German  (Yesh Atid) Minister of Health

 

Uzi Landau (Yisrael Beitenu) Minister of Tourism

Yisrael Katz (Likud) Minister of Transportation, National Infrastructure, and Road Safety

Gilad Erdan (Likud) Minister of Communications and Minister of Home Front Defence

Yaakov Perry (Yesh Atid) Minister of Science and Technology

Limor Livnat (Likud) Minister of Culture and Sport

 

Yair Shamir (Yisrael Beitenu) Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

Meir Cohen (Yesh Atid) Minister of Welfare and Social Services

Uri Orbach (Bayit Yehudi) Minister for Senior Citizens

Amir Peretz (Livni Party) Minister of Environmental Protection

Sofa Landver (Yisrael Beitenu) Minister of Immigrant Absorption

 

** Silvan Shalom (Likud) Minister of Energy and Water, Minister of the Development of the Negev and Galil, (possibly Minister of Regional Cooperation)

** Yuval Steinitz (Likud) Minister of Intelligence and Atomic Energy and Minister of Strategic Affairs

 

** = Pending

 

Reported Defense Ministers:

Deputy Defense Danon (Likud)

Deputy Foreign Elkin (Likud)

Deputy Education Vortzman (Bayit Yehudi)

Deputy Religious Ben Dahan (Bayit Yehudi)

Deputy Welfare Minister Levy (Yesh Atid)

Deputy Minister Akunis (Likud)

+ 2 more

 

* I will update this page as thing change.

 

I’m looking forward to Monday, that is most likely the day we will swear in a new government. Coalition deals should be on Knesset table Sunday. There is a 24-hour period in between.