Published: 19 May 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
With new government, Netanyahu is president in all but name (Haaretz)
ANSHEL PFEFFER: The prime minister wants to make his ministers a laughingstock and the Knesset as irrelevant as possible, ensuring that the Israeli political system serves only one man
Israel's largest-ever government: Over the top, excessive and indulgent (Jerusalem Post)
The new government is excessive and expensive, an indulgence that Israel cannot really afford during this so-called “state of emergency” in which the coronavirus crisis is far from over
Ebullient Netanyahu laughs off the notion that new government will be his last (Times of Israel)
DAVID HOROVITZ: Gantz plays second fiddle as the prime minister relishes the start of another 18 months, minimum, at centre stage
Lapid predicts ‘crooked’ new government will fall quickly (Times of Israel)
Blasting record number of ministers, opposition head says ‘Israelis deserve better,’ claims ‘unity’ a false characterisation of coalition when partners don’t trust one another
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Israel's election had one good result you may have missed (Haaretz)
Netanyahu has been trying for years to crush Israel’s religious nationalist parties. He’s finally done it – and we all benefit
Photo: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and alternate prime minister Benny Gantz during the swearing-in ceremony of the new government in Jerusalem, May 17 (AFP)
