Israel's Netanyahu May Have Some Cards 'Up His Sleeve' as Opponents Close in to Unseat Him – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Naftali Bennett of the right-wing Yamina party announced late Sunday his intention to team up with the centrist Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid party, to form what aims to be a unity coalition. This would be a diverse collection of parties with little in common except the goal of unseating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been in power for more than 12 years. If successful, it would end the complex political deadlock that has seen Israel hold four elections in less than two years. Lapid's government-formation challenge is one that Netanyahu himself failed to achieve by a previou...