Thirty-fourth government of Israel
| Fourth Netanyahu Cabinet | |
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 34th cabinet of Israel |
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| Date formed | 14 May 2015 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Benjamin Netanyahu |
| Head of state | Reuven Rivlin |
| No. of ministers | 21 |
| Member parties |
Likud The Jewish Home Kulanu Shas United Torah Judaism Yisrael Beiteinu |
| Status in legislature | Coalition |
| Opposition leader | Isaac Herzog |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2015 Knesset election |
| Legislature term(s) | 20th Knesset |
| Predecessor | 33rd Cabinet |
| Successor | 35th Cabinet |
The thirty-fourth government of Israel, also known as the Fourth Netanyahu Government, is the current government of Israel, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It was formed after the March 2015 Knesset elections. The coalition that makes up the government, consisting of the parties Likud, United Torah Judaism, Shas, Kulanu and the Jewish Home, was submitted to the President of Israel just before the deadline on 6 May 2015. The government ministers were introduced, approved by the Knesset and sworn in on 14 May. The government deputy ministers were sworn in on 19 May.
Between them, the parties hold 61 of the 120 seats in the Knesset. The elections that led to the formation of the government were a result of events on 2 December 2014, when Netanyahu dismissed two of his ministers whose parties' members subsequently resigned from the 33rd government of Israel, dissolving the government ahead of schedule.
The policy guidelines for the 34th government include but are not limited to:
Terms of coalition agreements are considered binding law in Israel. As such, parties must adhere to the agreements made with the Prime Minister when the coalition was formed.
Changes to the responsibilities of official positions include the relinquishment of the Justice Minister's ability to appoint judges to religious courts. Also, the Religious Affairs Minister will not have control over affairs connected to conversion to Judaism; that will be under the purview of the Prime Minister's office.
Kulanu agreed to support the implementation of the Norwegian Law, allowing members of the Knesset to exit the Knesset upon receiving a post in the cabinet.
Likud agreed to raise the salary of soldiers, give unemployment insurance to self-employed workers and set a biennial budget by October 2015.
Kulanu is also permitted to vote against the coalition if it disagrees with legislation that would reform the Israeli Supreme Court.
The agreement includes an increase of NIS 630 million ($163.4 million) for the education budget, an allocation of NIS 1 billion ($259 million) to raise soldiers' pay during their third year of service, a budget increase for Ariel University, which is in the West Bank, and support for the so-called NGO bill.
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