Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inaugurated a government anchored by Religious Zionism, a bloc of far-right parties that have promised to transform Israel.
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inaugurated the most right-wing government in Israel’s history on Thursday, launching a divisive chapter of national politics that pits newly influential ultrareligious, ultranationalist leaders against an opposition that warns democracy is in peril.The new government returns Netanyahu — Israel’s longest-serving leader who is embroiled in a corruption trial — to power for the third time, after a year and a half on the sidelines.
The inauguration event followed marathon last-minute negotiations to distribute ministries after Netanyahu had promised many of the most influential portfolios to Religious Zionism parties. The result is a government that represents a relatively narrow constituency but is among the most bloated in history and filled with rotation agreements.Eli Cohen, a member of Netanyahu’s Likud party, will rotate as foreign minister with another Likud member, Israel Katz.
others on the basis of religious belief. “As long as there are enough other doctors who can provide a service, it is forbidden to force a doctor to give treatment that contradicts their religious position,” said Orit Struck, a politician from Religious Zionism who will head the newly established National Missions Ministry.
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