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Naftali Bennett sworn in as Israel’s prime minister

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Bennett arm raised June 13 Chaim Zach GPO

Published: 14 June 2021

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Knesset approves new coalition 60-59, installing Yamina party head as PM; Yesh Atid’s Yair Lapid becomes alternate PM; Netanyahu, unseated after 12 years, vows ‘we’ll be back soon’

Bennett sworn in as prime minister, unseating Netanyahu after 12 years in power (Times of Israel)
Government approved 60-59, installing Yamina head as PM; Yesh Atid’s Yair Lapid becomes alternate PM; Netanyahu vows: ‘We’ll be back soon’

Israeli coalition ousts Netanyahu as prime minister after 12 years (Guardian)
Far-right former settler leader Naftali Bennett to be installed as prime minister

United only in opposition to Netanyahu, can Israel’s fragile coalition government survive? (AP/SMH)
Israel is set to swear in a new government that will send Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the opposition after a record 12 years in office and a political crisis that sparked four elections in two years

Biden calls Bennett, world leaders congratulate new Israeli gov't (Jerusalem Post)
The US "remains unwavering in its support for Israel's security," Biden said, saying that the US government is committed to working with the new Israeli government

Photo: Newly elected Prime Minister Naftali Bennett waves, with Yair Lapid (left) and Gideon Sa'ar (right) alongside him, after their new coalition wins Knesset approval, June 13, 2021 (Haim Zach/GPO)

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