Bye Bye Bibi! Israeli Congress Agrees To Oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Savas Abadsidis May 30, 2021

Israeli opposition parties in the Knesset have reached an accord agreeing to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netanyahu was on the brink of political defeat. Then, another conflict broke out in Gaza.

According to The Washington Post: A diverse coalition of Israeli opposition parties said Sunday that they have the votes to form a unity government to unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving leader and its dominant political figure for more than a decade.

Under their agreement, reached after weeks of negotiations spearheaded by centrist opposition leader Yair Lapid, former Netanyahu defense minister and ally Naftali Bennett will lead a power-sharing government. Bennett, 49, would serve as Israel’s next prime minister, according to terms of the deal reported by Israeli media, to be succeeded in that role by Lapid, 57, at a later date.

“We could go to fifth elections, sixth elections, until our home falls upon us, or we could stop the madness and take responsibility,” Bennett said in a televised statement Sunday evening. “Today, I would like to announce that I intend to join my friend Yair Lapid in forming a unity government.”