Benjamin Netanyahu, famous for his ability to maneuver out of the tightest political binds, was unseated Sunday after 12 straight years in power by a brittle governing alliance whose ability
Netanyahu’s reign over as Israel ushers in fragile government
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The new coalition will govern with the slimmest majorities – commanding 61 of parliament’s 120 seats
June 14, 2021
Benjamin Netanyahu, famous for his ability to maneuver out of the tightest political binds, was unseated Sunday after 12 straight years in power by a brittle governing alliance whose ability to end years of political chaos will be challenged by stark internal divisions.
The two-headed government approved by parliament on Sunday coalesced around a desire to remove Netanyahu, the main defendant in a tangled corruption trial, from office. Religious Jewish nationalist Naftali Bennett, 49, a former Netanyahu ally who opposes Palestinian statehood and the Iran nuclear deal, will serve until August 2023. He’ll be replaced by centrist Yair Lapid, who was the main architec
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The comment was jarring: Not only has Abbas’ legitimacy been significantly in question since his four-year term expired more than 12 years ago, but he recently announced yet another postponement of long-overdue elections in the territory he purports to lead.