JERUSALEM: For the primary time in 12 years, Israelis on Monday woke as much as a brand new authorities and a brand new prime minister after Naftali Bennett secured the backing of parliament and ousted longtime chief Benjamin Netanyahu.
The 2 have been slated to carry a handover assembly later within the day, however with out the formal ceremony that historically accompanies a change in authorities.
Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, narrowly accredited the brand new Bennett-led coalition authorities on Sunday, ending Netanyahu’s historic 12-year rule. The divisive former prime minister, the longest to carry workplace, will now function the opposition chief.
David Bitan, a Likud lawmaker, advised Kan public radio that Netanyahu was not holding the handover ceremony with Bennett as a result of he feels “cheated” by the formation of the Bennett-Lapid authorities and “would not need to give even the slightest legitimacy to this matter.”
Below a coalition settlement, Bennett will maintain workplace of the premier for the primary two years of the time period, after which Overseas Minister Yair Lapid, the architect of the coalition, will develop into prime minister.
The brand new authorities was sworn in late on Sunday and set to work Monday morning, with ministers asserting appointments of latest ministry administrators. Outgoing President Reuven Rivlin, who finishes his time period in workplace subsequent month, hosted Bennett, Lapid and the remainder of the Cupboard at his official residence in Jerusalem for the official picture of the brand new authorities. Bennett and Lapid declined giving feedback to the press.
Topaz Luk, a Netanyahu aide, advised Military Radio that the previous prime minister will “battle this harmful and horrible authorities” as opposition chief. “He is filled with motivation to topple this harmful authorities as quickly as attainable,” Luk stated.
World leaders have congratulated Bennett on turning into the 13th individual to carry the workplace of Israeli prime minister.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson congratulated Bennett and Lapid on forming a authorities, tweeting that “that is an thrilling time for the UK and Israel to proceed working collectively to advance peace and prosperity for all.”
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who shared shut ties with Netanyahu, congratulated Bennett in a tweet in Hebrew, saying he “appears ahead to assembly you and deepening the strategic relations between our international locations.” Modi additionally voiced his “deep recognition” of Netanyahu’s management.
Lapid, Israel’s new international minister and alternate prime minister, spoke with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and “mentioned the particular relationship between the US and Israel,” he wrote on Twitter.
Bennett, 49, a former ally of Netanyahu turned rival, turned prime minister after the 60-59 vote in Knesset on Sunday. The movement handed after a member of the coalition was taken by ambulance from hospital to the parliament constructing to forged her vote, and regardless of an abstention by a member of the Islamist Raam occasion.
He heads a various and fragile coalition comprised of eight events with deep ideological variations, starting from a small Islamist occasion to Jewish ultranationalists. Bennett stated he’s prioritizing mending the various rifts dividing Israeli society.
Bennett’s ultranationalist Yamina occasion received simply seven seats within the 120-member Knesset in March elections. However by refusing to decide to Netanyahu or his opponents, Bennett positioned himself as kingmaker. Even after one member of his non secular nationalist occasion deserted him to protest the brand new coalition deal, he ended up with the submit of premier.
The Knesset vote capped a chaotic parliamentary session and ended a two-year interval of political paralysis during which the nation held 4 deadlocked elections. These votes targeted largely on Netanyahu’s divisive rule and his health to stay in workplace whereas on trial for corruption fees.
Netanyahu has made clear he has no intention of exiting the political stage. “Whether it is destined for us to be within the opposition, we’ll do it with our backs straight till we topple this harmful authorities and return to steer the nation,” he stated Sunday.
To his supporters, Netanyahu is a world statesman uniquely able to main the nation by way of its many safety challenges.
However to his critics, he has develop into a polarizing and autocratic chief who used divide-and-rule ways to irritate the various rifts in Israeli society. These embrace tensions between Jews and Arabs, and throughout the Jewish majority between his non secular and nationalist base and his extra secular and dovish opponents.
The 2 have been slated to carry a handover assembly later within the day, however with out the formal ceremony that historically accompanies a change in authorities.
Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, narrowly accredited the brand new Bennett-led coalition authorities on Sunday, ending Netanyahu’s historic 12-year rule. The divisive former prime minister, the longest to carry workplace, will now function the opposition chief.
David Bitan, a Likud lawmaker, advised Kan public radio that Netanyahu was not holding the handover ceremony with Bennett as a result of he feels “cheated” by the formation of the Bennett-Lapid authorities and “would not need to give even the slightest legitimacy to this matter.”
Below a coalition settlement, Bennett will maintain workplace of the premier for the primary two years of the time period, after which Overseas Minister Yair Lapid, the architect of the coalition, will develop into prime minister.
The brand new authorities was sworn in late on Sunday and set to work Monday morning, with ministers asserting appointments of latest ministry administrators. Outgoing President Reuven Rivlin, who finishes his time period in workplace subsequent month, hosted Bennett, Lapid and the remainder of the Cupboard at his official residence in Jerusalem for the official picture of the brand new authorities. Bennett and Lapid declined giving feedback to the press.
Topaz Luk, a Netanyahu aide, advised Military Radio that the previous prime minister will “battle this harmful and horrible authorities” as opposition chief. “He is filled with motivation to topple this harmful authorities as quickly as attainable,” Luk stated.
World leaders have congratulated Bennett on turning into the 13th individual to carry the workplace of Israeli prime minister.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson congratulated Bennett and Lapid on forming a authorities, tweeting that “that is an thrilling time for the UK and Israel to proceed working collectively to advance peace and prosperity for all.”
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who shared shut ties with Netanyahu, congratulated Bennett in a tweet in Hebrew, saying he “appears ahead to assembly you and deepening the strategic relations between our international locations.” Modi additionally voiced his “deep recognition” of Netanyahu’s management.
Lapid, Israel’s new international minister and alternate prime minister, spoke with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and “mentioned the particular relationship between the US and Israel,” he wrote on Twitter.
Bennett, 49, a former ally of Netanyahu turned rival, turned prime minister after the 60-59 vote in Knesset on Sunday. The movement handed after a member of the coalition was taken by ambulance from hospital to the parliament constructing to forged her vote, and regardless of an abstention by a member of the Islamist Raam occasion.
He heads a various and fragile coalition comprised of eight events with deep ideological variations, starting from a small Islamist occasion to Jewish ultranationalists. Bennett stated he’s prioritizing mending the various rifts dividing Israeli society.
Bennett’s ultranationalist Yamina occasion received simply seven seats within the 120-member Knesset in March elections. However by refusing to decide to Netanyahu or his opponents, Bennett positioned himself as kingmaker. Even after one member of his non secular nationalist occasion deserted him to protest the brand new coalition deal, he ended up with the submit of premier.
The Knesset vote capped a chaotic parliamentary session and ended a two-year interval of political paralysis during which the nation held 4 deadlocked elections. These votes targeted largely on Netanyahu’s divisive rule and his health to stay in workplace whereas on trial for corruption fees.
Netanyahu has made clear he has no intention of exiting the political stage. “Whether it is destined for us to be within the opposition, we’ll do it with our backs straight till we topple this harmful authorities and return to steer the nation,” he stated Sunday.
To his supporters, Netanyahu is a world statesman uniquely able to main the nation by way of its many safety challenges.
However to his critics, he has develop into a polarizing and autocratic chief who used divide-and-rule ways to irritate the various rifts in Israeli society. These embrace tensions between Jews and Arabs, and throughout the Jewish majority between his non secular and nationalist base and his extra secular and dovish opponents.