Israeli Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu has finalized a deal with his far-right coalition partners granting the ultranationalist parties sweeping authority that could, critics say, herald new levels of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu has finalized a deal with his far-right coalition partners granting the ultranationalist parties sweeping authority that could, critics say, herald new levels of bitter conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
The announcement adds to growing concerns this week among the Israeli defense establishment after Netanyahu appointed Smotrich’s second-in-command, the firebrand politician Itamar Ben Gvir, to serve as the head of a rebranded and expanded National Security Ministry.
He was referring to Smotrich’s brief stint in the army and how Ben Gvir was exempted from military service because of his involvement in Kach, a radical Jewish supremacist movement that was classified as a terror organization by Israel, the United States, the European Union and several other countries.“Netanyahu, you received a mandate to form a coalition, not leave our security in the hands of arsonists who support Jewish terrorism,” tweeted former defense minister Moshe Yaalon on Thursday.
Israel Defense Forces’ top brass punished the two soldiers, a move Ben Gvir said sent “a very bad message.”The formation of Israel’s incoming government coincides with the deadliest period for both Palestinians and Israeli in recent years. Since a spate of Palestinian attacks began last spring, the Israeli military has been conducting near nightly raids in the West Bank, especially in and around the area ofOn Nov. 23, two Israelis were killed in a bombing at two bus stations in Jerusalem.
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