The Knesset's Arrangements Committee on Wednesday approved Avigdor Liberman to lead a temporary Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. Israel has no new government yet.
Gadi Eisenkot, who holds the mandate to form one, is taking power from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before he has the job. Finance went to Liran Avisar Ben Horin of B'Yachad, the party of Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid.
The bloc agreed to set up committees to repeal five judicial overhaul laws, the Times of Israel reported, citing Hebrew media. One is widely seen as shielding Netanyahu from recusal over his corruption trial.
Eisenkot's four parties hold 48 seats, Netanyahu's bloc 53 and the Arab parties 19. His bloc controls the new committees anyway. This is a new Israel.
On America, the new Israel has left one subject alone.
