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Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin is expected to announce in the Knesset Monday that Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid has succeeded in forming a government. As a result, the so-ca
By the terms of the Basic Law on Government, the new Israeli coalition government will have rotating offices, with Yamina chairman Naftali Bennett serving as prime minister for two years and Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid as alternate, then they.
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Independent reports on the political developments last night in Israel. All the papers carry the image circulated on Israeli media that showed Yair Lapid, Naftali Bennett and Arab Islamist Raam party leader, Mansour Abbas, signing the agreement, a deal many thought impossible.
The Telegraph writes that “Abbas made history on Wednesday night as he became the first Arab politician to agree to joining an Israeli government – in contrast to previous Arab leaders who have only offered external support to Israeli coalitions. But this political marriage could run aground very quickly indeed, as on the fundamental issues that define Israel’s politics, its members are poles apart. In truth, they are united by one policy alone – unseating Mr Netanyahu after 12 years in power.”
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Lapid described Netanyahu s speech on Sunday as reckless and dangerous and said the prime minister s behavior and rhetoric were precisely the reason a new government was required.
Lapid said that a fractured and violent government will not fare well, not with the Iranians and not with the economy. I want to remind you of what you ve forgotten. Just because you disagree with someone does not mean that you hate them.
With the new government in power, Lapid added, It will suddenly be quiet, ministers will be able to work without incitement, without trying to scare us all the time. With the establishment of this government, the key word will be responsibility, not to say that everyone who thinks differently from us is a traitor who must be killed.