News reports are saying that Netanyahu has officially designated the Ministry of Finance for Moshe Kahlon.
Sounds good.
News reports are also saying that despite Avigdor Lieberman's original demands, he will not be given the Defense Ministry, but is being offered the Foreign Ministry again.
This is a shame, even though the Foreign Ministry is not really such a major office, or hasn't been in recent years.
Considering the situation Israel finds itself in right now, with few friendly countries, and even the USA straining its relationship right now with Israel, it really would be useful to have a Foreign Minister that can work on that and try to fix those relationships.
Lieberman was always persona non grata in most Western countries, so it is unlikely he will be in a position to work on mending those relationships. That means Netanyahu once again will have to also play Foreign Minister in regards to all the Western countries, but it is he they are upset at. It would be nice if that position could go to somebody welcome in the West - maybe a Dr. Michael Oren or a Naftali Bennet or someone else similar (there must be others), who speaks at least a decent English, and is welcome abroad.
Giving the Foreign Ministry back to Avigdor Lieberman is basically abandoning any serious efforts to improve all those relationships.
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