Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival Benny Gantz have signed an agreement for a unity government under which they will take turns leading Israel after three elections that neither won.
FILE PHOTO: Traffic moves past a Blue and White party election campaign poster, depicting party leader Benny Gantz, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Tel Aviv, Israel February 18, 2020. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File PhotoWHO IS PRIME MINISTER AND FOR HOW LONG?
Once the new government is sworn in - within the next three weeks - Gantz, 60, will become defence minister and also “substitute prime minister” under Netanyahu, 70. Netanyahu will be “substitute prime minister” when it is Gantz’s turn to lead.Netanyahu’s current government is comprised of right-wing and Jewish religious parties, a bloc of 59 of parliament’s 120 seats.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East plan, embraced by Israel and rejected by the Palestinians - awards Israel most of the land it captured in the 1967 Middle East war. His trial is due to open on May 24, after being postponed for two months because of the coronavirus crisis. By agreeing to the unity deal, Netanyahu will be able to argue his case against charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust from the position of premier.
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