Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is manoeuvring to dissuade opponents from forming a ‘government of change’ as media reports say a deal to unseat him could be imminent
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint statement with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken after a meeting in Jerusalem on May 25, 2021.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu manoeuvred on Sunday to try to dissuade opponents from forming a “government of change,” with media reports saying a deal to unseat Israel’s longest-serving leader could be imminent.
Bennett, 49, was widely expected to announce, possibly as early as Sunday, whether he would team up with Lapid, whose centrist Yesh Atid party placed second to Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud in the latest election two months ago. To form a government with Lapid, Bennett would first have to rally his own party’s legislators, despite a closer political affinity to Netanyahu’s Likud.
An anti-Netanyahu coalition would be fragile, and require outside backing by Arab members of parliament who oppose much of Bennett’s agenda. It would be expected to focus on the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, while setting aside issues on which members disagree, such as the role of religion in society and Palestinian aspirations for statehood.
However, Saar, a former Likud cabinet minister, swiftly rejected the offer, writing on Twitter: “Our position and commitment are unchanged – to end Netanyahu’s rule.”
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