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Bennett Agrees to Form Change Government In Israel
May 28, 2021 at 4:01 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 37 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2021/05/28/bennett-agrees-to-form-change-government-in-israel/
"SNIP.....
Naftali Bennett agreed to forming a coalition government with Yair Lapid, the Jerusalem Post reports.
The two sides agreed that Bennett will serve first as prime minister until September 2023, when Lapid will take over until November 2025
The swearing-in ceremony is expected to take place in 10 days, following an announcement of the new government either on Saturday night or Sunday.
.....SNIP"
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Response to lagomorph777 (Reply #1)
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Me.
(35,454 posts)is he headed to an 'orange' jumpsuit?
hlthe2b
(102,277 posts)USAFRetired_Liberal
(4,167 posts)hlthe2b
(102,277 posts)https://www.timesofisrael.com/bennett-im-more-right-wing-than-bibi-but-i-dont-use-the-tools-of-hate/
My left-wing friends are not 1 gram less patriotic than I am
Bennett: Im more right-wing than Bibi, but I dont use the tools of hate
In a landmark interview, the likely election kingmaker sets out hawkish policies but an inclusive Jewish philosophy; assures voters: Israel thrived before Bibi, will soar after him
Tom Rinaldo
(22,913 posts)Lapid (the leader of Labpr) said this according to the Jerusalem Post:
"Even if Yesh Atid had 40 seats, even if Netanyahu wasn't there, it would still be the government we need," Lapid wrote. "It's the government the people of Israel need and the State of Israel needs, we need it like air to breathe."
He said Israel needs a government in which Bennett and [Meretz leader] Nitzan Horovitz work together to improve the healthcare system, [New Hope chairman] Gideon Saar and Labor head Merav Michaeli work together to reduce social gaps and [secularist Yisrael Beytenu leader] Avigdor Liberman and [religious Zionist Blue and White minister] Chili Tropper find solutions together that allow Israel to be a Jewish state that respects the principle that religion cannot be coercive.
USAFRetired_Liberal
(4,167 posts)That Lapid wont take over in Sep 2023, the right wingers there seem just as untrustworthy as the ones here
USAFRetired_Liberal
(4,167 posts)It seems like this is the equivalent of Ted Cruz making a deal with Joe Manchin to replace Trump, but Cruz gets to be President first and then Manchin in a couple of years