This is Toby Sumpter with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Tuesday, June 15, 2021.
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Israel Elects New Prime Minister on Sunday
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-administration-sees-a-fresh-face-and-a-new-start-in-israels-naftali-bennett-11623675600
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/israel-could-see-new-government-if-netanyahus-opponents-pass-confidence-vote-11623576602?mod=article_relatedinline
A new Israeli coalition government led by commando-turned-tech entrepreneur Naftali Bennett ended Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year run in power, but now faces the difficult tasks of reviving an economy battered by the Covid-19 pandemic and preserving a fragile cease-fire with Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Mr. Bennett of the right-wing Yamina party took over as prime minister Sunday after his new, wide-ranging coalition was backed by 60 lawmakers in the 120-member Knesset, ending months of stalemate. Fifty-nine lawmakers voted against his coalition and one abstained.
Mr. Bennett, 49, is taking power at a delicate moment in Israel’s history. Four inconclusive elections since 2019 have left the country deeply polarized, and Mr. Bennett and his allies must mend those rifts while confronting a swath of divisive issues, ranging from the construction of new settlements and empowering the country’s Arab citizens to state assistance for ultra-Orthodox Jews, if he is to keep his alliance intact.
“We will work together…to mend the rift in the nation and immediately get the country functioning normally again after a long period of paralysis,” Mr. Bennett said after the vote.
Mr. Netanyahu has been the dominant force in Israeli politics for more than a decade, driving the country’s security, diplomatic and economic policies. In recent years he made Iran the country’s top security priority and forged normalization deals with several Arab and Muslim states, including the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. He also halted peace negotiations with the Palestinians and helped to foster a world-class tech sector at home. After Sunday’s vote in Parliament, he vowed to quickly return as Israel’s leader.
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/meet-naftali-bennett-israeli-prime-minister-who-ousted-his-guru-benjamin-netanyahu-1814578-2021-06-14
Naftali Bennett is viewed as a hardliner and a far-right leader. He himself has declared to be “more right-wing” than Netanyahu, who was criticised throughout his tenure for pursuing aggressive right policies within Israel in general and with regard to the question of Palestine in particular.
After leaving Netanyahu’s government in 2019, Naftali Bennett cobbled an alliance called New Right but failed to make an immediate impression in the election in Israel. However, in 2020, he won the parliamentary election as the chief of the Yamina party. Yamina in Hebrew means rightwards.
The major political difference between Netanyahu and Naftali Bennet is spelt on Palestine. While Netanyahu recognises two-state proposal of co-existence of Israel a