How many non-Jewish ministers were sworn in Bennett and Lapid’s cabinet?
While Bennet and Lapid’s coalition includes the Islamic United Arab List party for the first time in Israel’s history, the two non-Jewish cabinet ministers in Israel’s new government come from other, primarily Jewish parties. The two non-Jewish cabinet members of Bennett and Lapid’s government are Muslim Essawi Frej from the Leftist Meretz party and Druze Hamad Amar from the Rightist “Israel is our Home” party.