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Israel Security Agency has warned of violence in the charged environment as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and allies are dragging out the political process, seeking to undermine a new government set to remove him from power.
Aiming to bring to an end Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year tenure as prime minister, Israeli’s opposition parties have come together to form a new government.
An eight-faction coalition has been formed for the purpose, Yair Lapid, leader of the centrist Yesh Atid party said. According to the reports about the coalition a rotation arrangement has been consented and the head of the right-wing Yamina party, Naftali Bennett, would serve as prime minister first before handing over to Lapid.
There still needs to be a parliamentary vote before the government is sworn in. And if the coalition fails to win the support of a majority in the 120-seat Knesset, there is a risk of the country having to go to elections again, and this will be for the fifth time in two years.
Using language reminiscent of former US President Donald Trump, Netanyahu falsely accused a newly-formed coalition of eight parties poised to unseat him within days of “election fraud.”
The Speaker of the Knesset, a close ally of Netanyahu, refused to announce a date for the swearing in of the new government. By law, he has up to a week, but the largely technical process has traditionally been carried out as quickly as possible once a new government is announced.
Netanyahu is determined not to go quietly. Unlike Trump, who baselessly spoke of stolen votes and miscounts, Netanyahu claimed that his rival right-wing parties defrauded voters by supporting a coalition with left-wing parties. Few Israelis wanted a leader to the right of Netanyahu. Naftali Bennett is set to oust his old boss anyway.
Few Israelis wanted a leader to the right of Netanyahu. Naftali Bennett is set to oust his old boss anyway.
