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Lapid vows to mend ties with Democrats, change 'reckless' Netanyahu policies

Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has vowed to return to a bipartisan approach toward the United States.

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid attend a traditional group photo with minsters of the new Israeli government on June 14, 2021 in Jerusalem.
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid attends a traditional group photo with minsters of the new Israeli government on June 14, 2021, in Jerusalem. — Amir Levy/Getty Images

Israel’s new foreign minister, Yair Lapid, pledged on Monday to mend ties with the US Democratic Party, which he said had been abandoned by the recently ousted government of Benjamin Netanyahu. 

His comments came a day after the Israeli Knesset formally approved Lapid’s diverse coalition government on Sunday, bringing to an end a record straight 12 years of Netanyahu rule. Right-wing Yamina leader Naftali Bennett was sworn in as Israel’s new prime minister, and Lapid as both chief Israeli diplomat and alternate prime minister. 

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