Arab MP Gida Rinavi Zoabi, who left the governing coalition, returned to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s coalition of 60 MPs, ending a days-long crisis. Today she announced her decision, noting that her main concern is to ensure “achievements for the needs of the Arab community” in Israel and prevent a nationalist opposition extremist from becoming interior minister.

And she announced her return to the coalition after meeting with Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, who wrote on Twitter that he had a “frank and reasonable conversation” with Al-Zubi about the real needs of the Arab community, and they also agreed to put aside their differences. .

Last Thursday, Zoabi announced her withdrawal from Bennett’s coalition, leaving him with only 59 members in the 120-seat Knesset, citing the government’s tough policies in Jerusalem and settlement building in the West Bank, which she said alienated her voters. citizens of Israel.

Two other MPs from Bennett’s party have already defected, joining the opposition led by former leader Benjamin Netanyahu. Zoabi’s departure raised the possibility of new parliamentary elections less than a year after Bennett’s weak coalition government took office.