Vale Bibi? Lapid and Bennett to form rotation government, ousting Netanyahu

History made as Islamist Ra’am party joins new coalition but it won’t be official until Knesset passes a vote on it; PM tipped to fight to undermine the vote

Lapid informs president he can form government removing Netanyahu from power (Times of Israel)
But coalition won’t be finalised until Knesset vote in up to 12 days; right-wing MK could oppose it, possibly dooming bid; Ra’am is 1st Arab party ever to ink coalition deal

Israeli opposition leader tells president he can form government (Guardian)
Under terms of Yair Lapid’s proposed deal, far-right politician Naftali Bennett would replace Benjamin Netanyahu as PM

Lapid and Bennett have a coalition on paper, but Netanyahu will fight to the end (Times of Israel)
DAVID HOROVITZ: Drawing together eight wildly disparate parties was immensely difficult. The PM can be relied upon to make the lead-up to the Knesset’s vote of confidence more tortuous still

History made as Arab Israeli Ra’am party joins Bennett-Lapid coalition (Times of Israel)
The first Arab party to join a government in decades, Islamists make good on promise to seek change from inside, winning billions in promised state funding for community

Lapid tells Rivlin: I have succeeded in forming coalition with Bennett (Jerusalem Post)
Bennett, Abbas finalize coalition deal; new governing coalition has been formed and is prepared to replace Netanyahu

Meretz MK flees her home after right-wing threats to her baby, protests outside (Times of Israel)
Prospective gov’t minister Tamar Zandberg comes under attack after article on right-wing site falsely claims she wants to imprison Chabad members who offer phylacteries to minors