Binyamin Netanyahu stands on the precipice of losing power in Israel. However, even the decision by his old ally Naftali Bennett to work against him in a new government does not mean he is finished. Fifteen years after he began in politics as Netanyahu’s chief of staff, Bennett, now the leader of a small right-wing party, publicly announced that he would form a national-unity government with Yair Lapid, the centrist leader of the opposition. SponsoredBennett’s prize for joining the anti-Netanyahu camp, and giving it the parliamentary majority it needs to form a new government, is two years as prime minister. Lapid, though he leads a much larger party than Bennett and is the architect of a coalition that spans the political spectrum, will take the

Source: The Times May 31, 2021 11:03 UTC