Cairo and Ankara have been at loggerheads since the Egyptian military’s 2013 ouster of President Mohammed Morsi, an Islamist who hailed from the Muslim Brotherhood, a group supported by Turkey. Egypt has designated the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization.
It's only natural that the ministers whose offices are connected to the Meron disaster are disinclined to taint their CVs at the end of their terms. And State Comptroller Matanyahu Engelman is not the man to run the probe.
Yamina leader Naftali Bennett likely to serve the first two-year rotation as prime minister. Benny Gantz insists on keeping the defense portfolio, while finance might go to Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Lieberman. Lapid, Bennett, and Sa'ar all want to avoid a bloated cabinet.
Juana Ruiz Sanchez is accused of funneling large sums donated by European governments for humanitarian purposes to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
After US Secretary of State Antony Blinken complains of Iranian intransigence in negotiations, another US official says success or failure of talks depends on Iran making the political decision to accept concessions and return to compliance.
