Parliament approves a new ‘government of change’ led by nationalist in razor-thin vote of confidence
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Picture: EPA/JIM HOLLANDER
“I am here celebrating the end of an era in Israel,” said Erez Biezuner in Rabin Square. “We want them to succeed and to unite us again,” he added, as flag-waving supporters of the new government sang and danced around him. Under the coalition deal, Bennett, a 49-year-old Orthodox Jew and hi-tech millionaire, will be replaced as prime minister in 2023 by centrist Yair Lapid, 57, a popular former television host.
“My administration is fully committed to working with the new Israeli government to advance security, stability, and peace for Israelis, Palestinians, and people throughout the broader region,” Biden said. His opponents have long reviled what they see as Netanyahu’s divisive rhetoric, underhanded political tactics and subjection of state interests to his own political survival.
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