The negotiations were held in a series of meetings in the Knesset, and involved, intermittently, representatives of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, namely government secretary Yossi Fuchs, Netanyahu chief of staff Tzahi Braverman, and parliamentary advisor Nevo Katz; coalition whip MK Ofir Katz; former minister Ariel Attias, who represented the Sephardic-haredi Shas party, along with other MKs from Shas and Degel Hatorah; Knesset legal advisors; and Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman MK Yuli Edelstein.
