An unlikely coalition prevailed against the country’s longest-serving leader. Now it must get its disparate factions to work together.
Tag: Bennett, Naftali
Netanyahu Opponents Celebrate at Tel Aviv Rally
People thronged Rabin Square, cheering over the removal of a divisive prime minister, but worrying about the new one.
The new government is expected to hold the line on big security issues.
Topics like a Palestinian state, or starting new hostilities with Syria and Hezbollah, could blow the coalition apart over the member’s ideological issues.
Tumult Disrupts Israeli Parliament as Netanyahu Era Ends
Naftali Bennett, heckled and insulted, replaced Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister by the narrowest of margins.
Your Monday Briefing
Israel’s parliament ousted Benjamin Netanyahu
On top of Bennett’s to-do list is coordinating with the U.S.
The new prime minister sent a strong signal that he, too, would oppose a new nuclear deal with Iran, but is otherwise seeking to mend fences with the Biden administration.
History-Making Vote on Israel Coalition Comes With a Thin Margin
If it is approved, a new government will remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and end two years of political gridlock.
Yair Lapid Won’t Be Israel’s Next Leader. But He’s the Power Behind the Throne.
If a new coalition government wins a confidence vote in Parliament on Sunday, Naftali Bennett will be Israel’s next prime minister. He wouldn’t be there without Yair Lapid.
A Fragile Israeli Coalition, With Some Underlying Glue
An agreement to return to democratic norms might be the one thing that holds together the disparate coalition facing a confidence vote on Sunday.
For Netanyahu, like Trump, Only ‘Fraud’ Can Explain His Defeat
Israel’s democratic transition is set for Sunday, but nothing is certain amid the prime minister’s scorched-earth campaign to wreck his opponents’ coalition.