Sa'ar hopes to get the defense portfolio and that is what the main talks between him and Netanyahu are about.
Channel 12 News reported that all members of the New Hope party are expected to receive positions in the government. Ze'ev Elkin will be the minister responsible for the Tkuma Administration in the north and south, and will receive an additional portfolio from Shas – possibly the Ministry of Health. MK Sharren Haskel is due to get the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Michal Buskila will head a Knesset committee.
In addition to guaranteed slots, Sa'ar is also asking for positions for his cronies in Likud institutions, including returning to the Likud Center, after they were expelled from it.
The Prime Minister's office responded that they deny any publications on the subject. Sa’ar’s office stated: "There is nothing new on the matter."
The office of the chairman of the National Unity party added that "there were no negotiations on the draft law between Sa'ar or anyone on his behalf and the haredi parties, or any other party. MK Sa'ar's position was and remains that any legislation should be based on the needs of the IDF and coordinated with the security establishment." READ MORE