Israeli Prmine Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. [Courtesy]Israel’s opposition leader moved closer to unseating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he officially told the country’s president that he has reached agreements with political allies to form a new government. According to his office, Rivlin, attending Israel's soccer cup final at the time, congratulated Lapid by phone. Lapid's main partner is nationalist Naftali Bennett, who would first serve as a prime minister under a rotation between the two men. "This government will work for all Israel's citizens, those who voted for it and those who did not.

Source: Standard Digital June 03, 2021 05:01 UTC