Meet The Two Men And Eight Parties Set To Lead Israel And Oust Benjamin Netanyahu
Knesset member Yair Lapid, who serves as head of the opposition as chairperson of the Yesh Atid party, informed Israeli President Reuven Rivlin via email on Wednesday (early Thursday local time) that he had successfully formed a new government. Citing Clause 13(b) of the Basic Law, Lapid informed Rivlin that, as part of an “alternate government” arrangement, Knesset member and Yamini Party chairperson Naftali Bennett would serve first as prime minister for two years before Lapid took over on August 27, 2023 for the following two of the four-year term....