Escalation in Jerusalem, Gaza Banging on the Doors of Israeli Coalition Negotiations Daniel Sonnenfeld
But replacing Netanyahu will likely take precedence over other considerations, experts agree
A dramatic development occurred last week in Israeli politics when Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu returned the mandate to form a government to the president, officially acknowledging his failure to generate sufficient support – and opening a path to his replacement.
The mandate was then given to long-time Netanyahu challenger MK Yair Lapid. Since then, the centrist Lapid and his partner, right-wing MK Naftali Bennett, have been working feverishly to form a government.
While the normal obstacles of inflated egos and demands for ministerial positions stand in the way of a new government, it is facing the additional difficulty of forming a bridge between left and far-left parties such as Labor and the predominantly Arab Joint List, and right-wing New Hope and Yamina.
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Northern District Commander Shimon Lavi (R) and Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai (R) at Mount Meron ahead of the tragedy, April 29, 2021 (Israel Police)
Israel Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai has asked Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit for either a state commission of inquiry into the Mount Meron disaster or some other form of official investigation of the incident last week, during which dozens of people were crushed to death, the Kan public broadcaster reported Wednesday.
There have been increasing demands for a state investigation of the tragedy during Lag B’Omer celebrations last week, in which 45 people including numerous children and teenagers were killed and over 150 were injured.