Shas has signed their coalition agreement with Netanyahu.
Shas chairman Aryeh Deri will become the new Minister of the Economy, replacing Naftali Bennett (Bayit Yehudi) who held that position in the previous coalition.
Despite the battle between Bayit Yehudi and Shas over the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Netanyahu has given that ministry exclusively to Shas.
The Conversion Authority will remain with the Prime Minister’s office, and not be returned to the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
Shas will receive the Ministry for Development in the Negev and the Galilee, as well as a Deputy Finance Minister position.
To top it off, Shas will chair the Knesset’s Education Committee.
The Likud also announced their offer to Bayit Yehudi.
Bayit Yehudi would get the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of the Diaspora, the Ministry of Agriculture along with control of the Settlement Division, the Ministry of Culture and Sports, and a Deputy Defense Minister position.
In addition, Bennett was offered a seat in the Security Cabinet.
The Likud simultaneously threatened that if Bayit Yehudi rejected the offer, Netanyahu would form a government with Herzog’s Zionist Camp.
At this point, Kulanu, UTJ and Shas have signed. Yisrael Beytenu has said they won’t join, leaving Bayit Yehudi as the last party to decide. If Bayit Yehudi joins, Netanyahu has his 61 seat coalition just in time for his Wednesday deadline.
