 who are the big contenders and why is it so crucial especially right now when we see what unfolded in the West Bank this morning well I would like to connect our conversation if I may Benita to the US that is a playing some sort of a role in determining the identity of the next defense minister at least an attempt to least issuing warnings exactly as some more subtle some more explicit and once again we're seeing the basic a question over US quote-unquote intervention in Israeli politics doing it in the framework of this extremely strong friendly warm alliance that's correct but should generally and again I'm asking this question not because I have an answer should close friends such as the US chime in on policy or politics on matters of forming a coalition and in this respect the foreign ministry is also up for grabs and Benjamin Netanyahu is said to at least consider the option of nominating Ronda former Israeli ambassador to the US and known for his close ties with the Republican with Republican figures some would even suggest a persona non grata among Democrats definitely close confident of Benjamin Netanyahu and also one who helped him formulate many of his policy making decisions or speeches that's for sure when we're talking about the US I remember being part of the Prime Minister's entourage way back when in 2015 to the big speeches and I had in Congress against the Iran deal it was Barack Obama the president there this you know this visit it was not coordinated with the White House the rest is ancient history at this point in time and despite the the question of whether Durham or that is more accepted or more liked by some elements of American jury and American politics and not so much by others it is raising some controversy here in Israel with liquid members most notably saying well we've been waiting in line for so long to get a high-profile portfolio and you're giving it away to an outsider so to speak so this is another if we interesting portfolio to keep closed tabs that we've mentioned of course the defense ministry the finance ministry we've been discussing here earlier and also the foreign ministry portfolio with great gravitas needless to mention Ben draw your thoughts on exactly what needs to happen right now Benjamin Netanyahu has always had a strategy he knows the concerns internally he knows the worries externally he knows that he's got to trade very cautiously right now well there is a kind of paradox because actually when we look at the coalition and the parties that form the coalition the upcoming coalition Benjamin Netanyahu is the extreme left of this coalition actually this coalition he is the only one the only one who one and once and again declared the two-stage solution nobody nobody else not even from his own Likut party maybe there was a Tzachia Negbi that agreed with him but but Tzachia Negbi is not in the Knesset anymore so he's the only one actually which is saying to state he's not really saying but but please formally acknowledging the object yeah yeah for the outside world I mean so so I mean how can he manage this kind of government in front of Europe mainly West Europe and we need West Europe and we need the EU and how can he do it in front of the American jury and in front of the American establishment it's not going to be easy one of the rumors saying that's the many pages that we see I'm going to stop you right now we are now going live to Jerusalem let's take a listen members of the Knesset distinguished guests today is a festive day for democracy in Israel a day where the voters desire has a tangible manifestation a day on which you members of Knesset receive a respect that very few have had the respect and duty to serve the people of Israel the public is looking toward this house toward us in the hope that we will work hard and we will promote their well being and the issues that we promised to attend to it is your burden your duty to represent the various opinions that comprise Israeli mosaic and to be the voice for those whose voices are not heard to be attentive to those who look up to you and to speak with respect with one another to be role models for the public distinguished audience the tapestries behind me designed by tell our story they begin with a vision of jazeir through exodus and the holocaust and until the return to zion and i would like to say to you that we do not have the privilege of waiting until the end of a time for peace to come let us bring peace ourselves by our actions i would like to wish each and every one of you good luck thank you very much the life of the 25th knesset the life of the jewish people the citizens of israel and the state of israel good luck to all of us cheers thank you very much speaker of knesset mickey levy i am now honored to invite the outgoing prime minister nk thank you this knesset has very practical roles this morning we have been given a painful reminder of the challenges and difficulties with which the state of israel is grappling day in day out instead of having a festive day for israeli democracy this is a day of pain over the death of the victims who have been murdered by a heinous terrorist terrorist the security forces in over the last few months have worked diligently to combat terrorism various terrorist networks have been disbanded more terrorists have been thwarted than have been in many years the ids is a moral value-based army its soldiers are protecting the state of israel are inquiring any irregular activity and are bound by the values of democracy idf soldiers will not be interrogated investigated by the fbi or any other entity that is foreign to israel no matter how friendly they are the idf troops will not be interrogated by others and we have told the united states that we are against it terrorism will always be striking and we need to be prepared and i would like to send on behalf of knesset and all the parliamentary groups and parties our condolences the families of the victims and wishes wishes of health to those injured i have i had a speech prepared about what we did in the knesset over the last 18 months but i will not be saying what i wanted to say because of those events i just want to say that the 25th knesset will be a place where people can speak their opinions but not a place where everyone just wants to insult one another we need to make sure that this place this establishment will be a place where israelis look up to not a place that israelis are ashamed of they're ashamed of the representatives it is our task that will be our goal and i certainly hope that we will achieve it thank you very much thank you very much prime minister mk i lapid i would now like to invite