old bennett thanked netanyahu for his service to the country but said that the job of governing israel has moved on to the next generation. in an afternoon punctuated with cheers and jeers from both sides, netanyahu struck a defiant tone in what sounded nothing like a farewell speech. ( translated ): if we are destined to go into the opposition, he said, we will do so with our heads held high until we can bring down this government. reporter: the coalition government holds a razor thin majority and netanyahu is still the head of the largest single political party in parliament. the political upheaval comes just weeks after israeli s military conflict with hamas militants in gaza and maintaining a fragile peace with his palestinian neighbors will be one of the biggest challenges facing the new government. the new coalition is unlike any that has come before. it crosses a political spectrum from the far left to the far right and for the first time includes an arab party among them.