Netanyahu's inner circle is now almost entirely religious, cabinet secretary says
Fuchs spoke on "Religious Jews in Senior Positions: Dilemmas and Challenges" at the second annual conference held at Jerusalem's International Conference Center by Zomet Institute and Makor Rishon.
Assessment
The cabinet secretary's public acknowledgment that Netanyahu's inner circle is now almost entirely religious signals a deliberate shift in the makeup of Israeli power. This is not a casual observation but a statement from a senior official at a conference explicitly addressing the dilemmas of religious Jews in senior positions. The stakes involve how policy priorities, especially on religious and judicial matters, may be shaped by a leadership group with shared religious commitments. Watch for whether this concentration draws political pushback from secular or nonreligious coalition partners.