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Publishing date: Jun 03, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 2 minute read •
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RAMALLAH/GAZA Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza on Thursday mostly dismissed a change in Israeli government, saying the nationalist leader due to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would likely pursue the same right-wing agenda.
Naftali Bennett, a former official in Israel’s main West Bank settler organization, would be Israel’s new leader under a patchwork coalition struck on Wednesday.
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“There is no difference between one Israeli leader and another,” said Ahmed Rezik, 29, a government worker in Gaza.
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza mostly dismissed a change in Israeli government, saying the nationalist leader due to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would likely pursue the same right-wing agenda.