The Bennett-Lapid government is striving to reach broader understandings with the predominantly Arab Joint List party in the wake of the coalition’s recent troubles in achieving a majority for proposed bills, Channel 12 News reported on Friday.

According to the report, the talks between the sides do not revolve around the Joint List joining the coalition or providing it with a permanent safety net, but about certain issues on which the Joint List can lend a hand.

(Arutz Sheva’s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)


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