Netanyahu formally hands power to Bennett at PM’s office in brief meeting; no photo op

Tal Schneider is a Political Correspondent at The Times of Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu’s work meeting with his successor Naftali Bennett at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem has wrapped up. First reports say the session lasted barely 30 minutes; later reports say it was a little longer but less than an hour.

The formal transfer of power meeting ends without the traditional ceremony and public good wishes, without a handshake and with no photo-op.

Netanyahu had scheduled in advance a political meeting with opposition party chiefs for 2:30 p.m., apparently to make sure he didn’t give Bennett more than an hour.

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