Published: 4 June 2021
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Unlikely coalition will at least start to unlock the political paralysis, offering some hope for change for Jewish Israelis, but not for Palestinians in the West Bank
An anti-Netanyahu coalition government would suggest Israelis are ready for change (Guardian)
DAHLIA SCHEINDLIN: A government led by Naftali Bennett would not be progressive, but political paralysis has only deepened the occupation
How Netanyahu created the new Israeli government that’s poised to replace him (Haaretz)
ANSHEL PFEFFER: The prime minister will now intensify the pressure on wavering legislators in Naftali Bennett’s party, using protesters on the street and slime merchants on social media
Israel's incoming government is so unnatural only Netanyahu can keep it together (Middle East Eye)
LILY GALILI: The Likud leader might finally be on his way out of office. He'll do everything he can to make his replacements fail, but that could also hold them united
The obstacles awaiting Israel's New Lapid-Bennett government (Haaretz)
If Bennett and Lapid do succeed in forming a coalition, these are some of the issues that may endanger their success
Palestinians happy to see Netanyahu go, but fear more of the same in Bennett (Times of Israel)
In Ramallah, opposition politicians say a ‘change government,’ if it comes to pass, would be anything but that for the Palestinians


