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Playing in a major tournament. as the excited for that? kick off is in half an hour. the new prime minister of israel, naftali bennett, has chaired his first cabinet meeting and promised to heal the country's rifts. the right—winger has met president reuven rivlin for a group photo with his new government. the coalition of eight parties joined forces to unseat benjamin netanyahu after his 12 years in office. parliament approved the new government byjust a single vote. 0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports. israel always has coalition governments but it's never had one as wide...

Israel always has coalition governments but it's never had one as wide—ranging as this. headed by a right—wing religious jew, naftali bennett, and yair lapid, a secular centrist. with an arab—israeli islamist party joining in a historic first. winning just seven of 120 parliamentary seats in the last election, few expected naftali bennett to become prime minister. the former special forces soldier turned high—tech multimillionaire began in politics as benjamin netanyahu's chief of staff. and laterjoined him in government as defence minister. he is a staunch nationalist, committed to is...