Thirty-third government of Israel

Netanyahu III cabinet
33rd Cabinet of Israel
Date formed	18 March 2013
Date dissolved	14 May 2015
People and organisations
Head of state	Shimon Peres 19th Knesset
Predecessor	32nd
Successor	34th

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The thirty-third government of Israel, also known as the third Netanyahu government,

Formation

Likud and Yisrael Beiteinu, which had run a common list in the election, were the largest party in the

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

Deputy Ministers

Issues

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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.^{[citation needed]} Justice Minister Livni (Hatnuah) also threatened to leave the government.^[9] 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.^[10]

References

External links

• Government 33 Knesset website