Netanyahu Opponents Reach Coalition Deal To Oust Israeli Prime Minister – By Josef Federman (Huffpost) / June 2 2021
If approved by the Knesset, or parliament, centrist Yair Lapid and his diverse partners will end the 12-year rule of Benjamin Netanyahu.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents announced they have reached a deal to form a new governing coalition, paving the way for the ouster of the longtime Israeli leader.
The dramatic announcement by opposition leader Yair Lapid and his main coalition partner, Naftali Bennett, came moments before a midnight deadline and prevented the country from plunging into what would have been its fifth consecutive election in just over two years.
“This government will work for all the citizens of Israel, those that voted for it and those that didn’t. It will do everything to unite Israeli society,” Lapid said.
הודעתי כעת לכבוד נשיא המדינה, ראובן (רובי) ריבלין, כי עלה בידי לסיים בהצלחה את מלאכת הרכבת הממשלה.
אני מתחייב, כי הממשלה הזו תעבוד בשירותם של כלל אזרחי ישראל, אלה שהצביעו עבורה ואלו שלא. היא תכבד את מתנגדיה ותעשה ככל שביכולתה לאחד ולחבר בין כל חלקי החברה הישראלית.— יאיר לפיד – Yair Lapid (@yairlapid) June 2, 2021
