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From the Liveblog of
Thursday, December 29, 2022
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Ministers gather for traditional photo with president
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Members of the new government headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pose for a group photo at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on December 29, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet of 30 ministers are convening at the President’s Residence for a traditional photo with President Isaac Herzog to mark the new government being formed.
Netanyahu grins from ear to ear while Herzog keeps a poker face, possibly to avoid projecting a sense of frivolity in the face of what is being called the most hard-right government in the nation’s history, with plans for far-reaching moves that critics say will damage Israel’s democracy and reverse rights for minority groups.
The 37th government pic.twitter.com/QAZxXUiMnv
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) December 29, 2022
Speaking to the press as he leaves, Netanyahu says only that he will be a prime minister “for all Israeli citizens.”
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