The thirty-fourth government of Israel, also known as the Fourth Netanyahu Government,^[1] was the government of Israel, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu between 2015 and 2020.^{[needs update]} It was formed after the March 2015 Knesset election. The coalition that made up the government, consisting of Likud, United Torah Judaism, Shas, Kulanu and the Jewish Home, was submitted to the President of Israel just before the deadline on 6 May 2015. Government ministers were introduced, approved by the Knesset and sworn in on 14 May. Deputy ministers were sworn in on 19 May. On 29 December 2018, the newly formed New Right party became a coalition partner, after splitting from the Jewish Home.

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Fourth Netanyahu cabinet
34th Cabinet of Israel
The ministers of the government, and president Reuven Rivlin
Date formed	14 May 2015 (2015-05-14)
Date dissolved	17 May 2020 (2020-05-17)
People and organisations
Head of state	Reuven Rivlin
Head of government	Benjamin Netanyahu
No. of ministers	21
Member parties	Likud Kulanu Shas United Torah Judaism The Jewish Home Yisrael Beiteinu (2016–2018) New Right (2018–2019; 2019-)
Status in legislature	Coalition
Opposition party	Zionist Union, Blue and White
Opposition leaders	Isaac Herzog Tzipi Livni Shelly Yachimovich Benny Gantz
History
Election(s)	2015 Knesset election
Legislature term(s)	20th, 21st and 22nd Knessets
Outgoing formation	2019–2022 political crisis
Predecessor	33rd government
Successor	35th government

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Between them, the coalition parties held 61 of the 120 seats in the Knesset. The elections that led to the formation of the government were a result of events on 2 December 2014, when Netanyahu dismissed two of his ministers, whose parties' members subsequently resigned from the 33rd government, dissolving the government ahead of schedule.^[2][3]

During the 34th government, several corruption cases arose in regards to Netanyahu. Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked stated that even if indicted, Netanyahu would still be able to continue as Prime Minister.^[4] On 26 December 2018, Knesset members officially passed a law dispersing the Knesset.^[5] The Knesset reassembled following the April 2019 Israeli legislative election, only to be dispersed once again on 30 May 2019 after Netanyahu failed to form a new cabinet.^[6][7][8]

The policy guidelines for the 34th government included, but were not limited to:^[9]

• Strengthening the rule of law
• Reducing the cost of living
• Increasing competition, especially in the financial sector, and granting easier access to credit for small and medium businesses
• Integrating disabled persons into society, in providing education and employment aid
• Advancing the peace process with the Palestinians and other neighbors, while keeping Israel's national interests

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Israeli government formation, March–May 2015

← 2013 31 March–14 May 2015 2019 →

Nominee Benjamin Netanyahu Isaac Herzog Party Likud Zionist Union Electoral vote 67 29 Percentage 55.8% 24.2%

Prime Minister before election Benjamin Netanyahu Likud Elected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Likud

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Terms of coalition agreements are considered binding law in Israel.^[10] As such, parties must adhere to the agreements made with the Prime Minister when the coalition was formed.

Changes to the responsibilities of official positions include the relinquishment of the Justice Minister's ability to appoint judges to religious courts. Also, the Religious Affairs Minister will not have control over affairs connected to conversion to Judaism; that will be under the purview of the Prime Minister's office.

On 30 May 2019,^[6] Netanyahu failed to form a new cabinet following disputes with former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman and a vote to temporarily dissolve the Knesset until another election can be held in September 2019 was passed.^[6][7][8] The current Cabinet, which is inactive in its full duties so long as the Knesset is dissolved, includes:

Deri resigned his post as Minister of the Economy, reportedly over an unpopular gas monopoly deal. Netanyahu took over the portfolio, and promised to speed up the deal.^{[citation needed]} Netanyahu resigned his post as Minister of Communications following an investigation into his relationship with the media, and was replaced temporarily by Tzachi Hanegbi.^[19] The Ministry for Senior Citizens was renamed Ministry for Social Equality in August, 2015.