At londons westminster cathedral. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. Israel is once again staring down another deadline to form a government. A key israeli Opposition Party has backed a Unity Government that would bring to an End Benjamin netanyahus time as the countrys longest serving Prime Minister. The ultra nationalist leader, naftali bennett, said hed join a Governing Coalition with the centrist party leader, Yair Lapid who has until wednesday to try and form a new Coalition Government. Translation all parties are invited tojoin the government. Translation all parties are invited to join the government. For the government to succeed we will all have to share a restraint both during the negotiations and later on. Nobody is being asked to give up on. Nobody is being asked to give up on their Ideology But Everybody will have to make some compromises. Mr netanyahu has responded immediately to the plans to create a Unity Government, denouncing Mr Bennet
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