Reply To: Threading the Needle on Social Issues in the New Coalition

Given that the primary driver for UTJ/Shas (versus Religious Zionists) is funding for their mosdos, a parochial deal predicated on a large enough NIS guarantee is certain possible, albeit unlikely in the very near term. Per my OP, Netanyahu will have a tough time keeping all his promises to coalition partners, some of which appear on their face to be mutually exclusive. He has also created the most bizarre organization chart for new ministries by slicing and dicing existing ministries and patching them back together in an incoherent manner to satisfy demands for particular positions among his new partners