Netanyahu asks Israeli right to stop 'dangerous' coalition
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on lawmakers to oppose the broad-based governing coalition and accused his former aide, Yamina leader Naftali Bennett, of "selling out."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed against his rivals and one-time allies on Thursday, calling on right-leaning lawmakers to oppose the “dangerous” coalition seeking to unseat him after 12 years in power.
Minutes before his mandate expired late Wednesday, Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid called Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to inform him that he had succeeded in forming a governing coalition to replace Netanyahu. Under the 11th-hour rotation deal, right-wing Yamina leader Naftali Bennett will serve as prime minister until 2023 before Lapid takes over as premier for two more years.
