Ben-Gvir, Shas criticize Smotrich for refusal to replace Knesset speaker
Netanyahu and Smotrich met for the second time in 24 hours in an attempt to push forward the formation of a government.
Likud leader MK Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Religious Zionist party head MK Bezalel Smotrich at a swearing-in ceremony of the 25th Knesset, at the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, November 15, 2022.(photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI/FLASH90)Updated: 
