The last-minute drama took place after Israel’s election on March 23 (the fourth election since 2019) failed to achieve a decisive victory for Netanyahu or his opposition, the opposition party’s deadline to form a coalition government It’s Wednesday.

On Sunday night, Bennett, a former Netanyahu protégé, announced that he had reached an agreement with the former TV presenter who turned into a politician, Yair Lapid and his center, Yesh Atid. , Forming the backbone of the new coalition government.

In his speech on Sunday evening, Bennett said: “Four elections and the other two months proved to everyone that a right-wing government led by Netanyahu does not exist. Either it is an election or a coalition government.”

In order to form a government, party leaders must obtain a majority of 61 seats in a 120-seat parliament or parliament. Since no party can control the majority by itself, alliances are usually established by smaller partners.

The procedural obstacles still exist, but if the coalition is approved in the Knesset, the right-wing nationalist Bennett and Lapid will serve as prime ministers for two years. Lapid is Netanyahu’s most resolute opposition. The party, whose party is full of secular centrists and some social activists. Rapide will begin his term as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

In response to this announcement, Netanyahu issued a hot speech on Sunday, warning of the danger of allowing the alliance to move forward.

He said: “A government like this poses a threat to Israel’s security, and it also poses a threat to the country’s future.”

No agreement

Although Sunday’s announcement may subvert Israeli politics, analysts say it is too early to start writing Netanyahu’s political obituary.

“We really can’t count on this [coalition government] Dahlia Scheindlin, a political analyst and opinion expert based in Tel Aviv, warned, “This goal is about to be achieved. This seems dramatic, but in the past two years, we have experienced many dramatic moments.”

She said that given the turbulent nature of Israel’s politics in recent years, no guarantee can be guaranteed until all transactions are completed and the final votes are counted.

Scheindlin told CBC News: “I think many people are really tired of this and want to see the establishment of a government. This may seem like a breakthrough, but there are still many things that may go wrong.”

Netanyahu’s final position

When Netanyahu was tried for breach of trust, fraud and bribery, he made a political move. Each of the past four elections was essentially a referendum on his leadership, and each of them was deadlocked.

To save his job, Netanyahu put forward what he called an “unconventional” plan on Sunday: the prime minister, his Nenet and Bennett and Gideon Saal will undergo three rotations.

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Before Bennett prepared to expel Netanyahu from Netanyahu in early May, he was preparing to join Rapid, a coalition that includes Ram Party leader Mansour Abbas. The latter is an abbreviation for Hebrew, which stands for United Arab Emirates. But when the Israeli army responded to a rocket attack by Palestinian militants in Gaza, a historic deal involving Israel and Afghanistan was politically toxic, and Bennett withdrew.

Schondrin said that Netanyahu still has an external opportunity to continue in power, which shows his strong support for Israeli voters.

In the past four elections, Netanyahu retained about a quarter of Israeli voters, more than any other party.

“Twelve years have passed, Netanyahu may have lost many opportunities, [but] Every time he manages to scream,” she said.

Supporters still like “Bibi”

At the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem that supported Netanyahu’s Likud party, shop owner Shimon Sabag said he wanted the “Bibi” of “Neslanyahu” Will continue to exist.

He told CBC News: “We will miss him. If he is leaving now, we will miss him very much.”

The therapist Zeba Adler said that she hopes Netanyahu will remain in power and that the country will not hold a fifth election.

“I believe this is a waste of time, because Bibi will be re-elected. There is no choice.”

As for Naftali Bennett (Naftali Bennett) may be the new prime minister, Sabag’s impression is not so deep.

Sabag said: “He has no loyalty.” “He is attending another party every day, and every day he is saying something else.”

Who is Naftali Bennett?

Bennett is a tech millionaire. He said that it was his service in the 2006 war with Hezbollah that enabled him to live a political life. Before leading his own party, he served as Netanyahu’s chief of staff from 2006 to 2008.

Analysts say that if he forms a coalition, he may be the country’s most right-wing prime minister. Bennett supported Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, Resolutely oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state.It is reported that he too Incendiary remarks against Arabs. “

Schindlin takes a hard line on issues such as the annexation of parts of the West Bank. It is not yet clear how the proposed Bennett-Rapid alliance will govern.

She said: “Considering that there are alliance partners who are quite ideologically opposed, we don’t know that either party can do this.”

On Sunday, Bennett promised that the party would compromise.

He said: “We will focus on what can be done instead of fighting for what can’t be done all the time.”

Israeli Arabs play a role

In this context, another potential historical change in Israeli politics may have taken place: the coalition includes an Arab-Israeli political party. Although Arabs make up about 20% of the Israeli population, Arab political parties have never participated in the Israeli coalition government.

The report says Ra’am, led by Mansour Abbas, will become part of the coalition, although it is not clear whether the party will join or just vote for it-this is what is called “External Support”.

But some Arabs with voting rights-unlike the Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank and the blocked Gaza Strip-such as Zeka Herbawi, said they had great hopes that they would not change without Netanyahu.

She said: “I don’t see anyone who can do the job, who is willing to do anything specifically for the Arab sector.”