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Jerusalem, June 14 (IANS) Naftali Bennett, leader of the right-wing Yamina (United Right) party, was sworn in as new Israeli prime minister on Sunday night, sending Benjamin Netanyahu to the opposition after a record 12-year rule.
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Israel Parliament session could end Netanyahu era
Israel Parliament session could end Netanyahu era
Agencies / Updated: Jun 14, 2021, 06:00 IST
lawmakers were set to vote on a “change” coalition seeking to end Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year reign. Beloved as “King Bibi” by his right-wing supporters and condemned as the “crime minister” by his critics, the hawkish and combative
Netanyahu has long been the dominant, and increasingly divisive, figure in Israeli politics. If the fragile eight-party alliance wins a majority in the 120-seat
Knesset, Netanyahu, 71, will be replaced as premier by his one-time ally
Naftali Bennett, a right-wing Jewish nationalist and former tech millionaire.
This came after the new coalition government, headed by Bennett and Yair Lapid, leader of the centrist Yesh Atid (Future) party, was approved by the parliament, or Knesset, in a vote of confidence, Xinhua news agency reported.In t
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New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, saying he looks forward to meeting him and deepening the strategic partnership between the two counties.
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New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, saying he looks forward to meeting him and deepening the strategic partnership between the two counties.
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