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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled early Thursday that he would not go down without a struggle. He called on lawmakers to oppose “this dangerous left-wing government.”

2021-06-03 17:01:00 GMT2021-06-04 01:01:00(Beijing Time) Sina English Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus opponents on Thursday pushed for a quick parliament vote to formally end his lengthy rule, hoping to head off any last-minute attempts by the premier to derail their newly announced coalition government. The latest political maneuvering began just hours after opposition leader Yair Lapid and his main coalition partner, Naftali Bennett, declared they had reached a deal to form ...

Hours after Yesh Atid chief Yair Lapid announced to President Reuven Rivlin he had managed to form a government, members of the "bloc for change" submitted their signatures Thursday morning to replace Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin, who is from the Likud. The government-in-waiting seeks to replace Levin with Yesh Atid

After meeting Bennett, wavering legislator Nir Orbach appears to reject calls to vote against coalition; parties reject Joint List's support for quickly replacing Knesset speaker

Photo Credit: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90 Yamina party MK Nir Orbach arrives attending the swearing-in ceremony of the 24th Knesset in Jerusalem, April 6, 2021. Israel’s Shinui (“change”) bloc, headed by Yesh Atid Party chairman Yair Lapid, initiated a move to replace Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin (Likud), multiple media outlets reported on Thursday. Some outlets reported the move by Lapid was not coordinated in advance with his partner Naftali Bennett. The attempt followed Lapid’s ann...

For the chairman of Yesh Atid to forge a coalition, he needs 61 signatures. But Naftali Bennett, who is supposed to bring six much-needed seats, is struggling to...

For Years, Netanyahu Outfoxed His Rivals. What Changed This Week? An election billboard in Ramat Gan for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party in March, defaced with graffiti that reads “Go Home.” © Oded Balilty/Associated Press JERUSALEM — Naftali Bennett, the leader of a hard-right political party, stood before television cameras and pledged never to share power with Yair Lapid, a centrist, and Mansour Abbas, an Islamist. It was March 22, the day before Israel’s fourt...

Efforts to oust Netanyahu may falter as cracks appear while agreements signed

Netanyahu failed to keep his enemies close. Can their deal to oust him hold? Raf Sanchez Captured in a photo that immediately went viral on social media, the unlikely trio of party leaders grinned widely Wednesday night as they finalized a pact to topple their leader and form a new national unity government. On one side of the low coffee table sat Yair Lapid, the leader of the centrist Yesh Atid party. Across from him, Mansour Abbas, head of the United Arab List, made history as...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel failed to win a majority in the past three elections — but still held onto power. That might be about to change.