Israeli far-right's demand for defense post hinders Netanyahu's coalition bid
As Benjamin Netanyahu continues to form a government, he is met with demands of the Religious Zionist party.
By REUTERS
Published: NOVEMBER 20, 2022
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to swiftly form a government faltered on Sunday as a prospective far-right coalition partner demanded the cabinet role of defense minister.
A clear right-wing victory in the Nov. 1 ballot - ending nearly four years of political deadlock - raised expectations within Netanyahu's conservative Likud of speedy alliances with like-minded religious-nationalist parties.
But fissures have emerged between Likud and the powerful Religious Zionist party whose hard-line settler leaders oppose Palestinian statehood and want the occupied West Bank annexed - views in direct opposition to successive US administrations.
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As Benjamin Netanyahu continues to form a government, he is met with demands of the Religious Zionist party.
By REUTERS
Published: NOVEMBER 20, 2022
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to swiftly form a government faltered on Sunday as a prospective far-right coalition partner demanded the cabinet role of defense minister.
A clear right-wing victory in the Nov. 1 ballot - ending nearly four years of political deadlock - raised expectations within Netanyahu's conservative Likud of speedy alliances with like-minded religious-nationalist parties.
But fissures have emerged between Likud and the powerful Religious Zionist party whose hard-line settler leaders oppose Palestinian statehood and want the occupied West Bank annexed - views in direct opposition to successive US administrations.
more.............. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-722889