The Knesset House Committee headed by MK David Bitan (Likud) has decide to approve the Knesset Speaker's request to extend plenary discussions past 4:00 p.m., in order to approve the re-appointment of MK Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home) as Education Minister.
Numerous MKs from the opposition, including from the Arab factions, protested the decision, arguing discussions should be stopped in order for the parliamentarians to light Hanukkah candles.