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Bennett Takes Over The Knesset on Sunday approved the 36th government in a narrow 6059 vote, making Naftali Bennett Israel’s second-youngest prime minister and the country’s first-ever religious prime minister. United Arab List MK Saeed Alkharumi abstained from the vote in protest of the planned demolition of illegal Bedouin structures in the Negev.
As former Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu left his seat and passed that of Bennett, he shook Bennett’s hand in a gesture symbolizing a peaceful transition. In his speech before the vote, Bennett promised that the new government will be “reasonable and responsible” and work “for all citizens of Israel.” Prior to the vote, Yesh Atid’s MK Mickey Levy was chosen to replace the outgoing MK Yariv Levin (Likud) as Knesset Speaker. He was
elected 67-52. The new coalition is comprised of Yesh Atid, with 17 seats; Blue and White, with eight seats; Yisrael Beytenu and Labor, with seven seats each; Yamina, New Hope, and Meretz, with six seats each; and Ra’am, with four seats. Bennett, the new prime minister, hails from the Yamina party; it is the smallest-ever party to lead the government.
Hamas’s New PM
The Hamas terror group announced on Sunday that a new prime minister will take office in Gaza. The new PM, Issam al-Da’alis, served as a member of the Hamas politburo and head of its “Information Department,” in addition to serving as adviser to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. He succeeds Dr. Mohammed Awad, who resigned after just two years for unclear reasons. The handover ceremony was held on Sunday, parallel to the vote on Israel’s new government and its swearing-in. Hamas’ announcement closely followed a decision by Egypt to cancel a Cairo meeting of “Palestinian” groups to discuss a joint Hamas-Palestinian Authority government.
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