From Netanyahu said refusing to participate in change of government ceremony with Lapid
Prime Minister Yair Lapid briefs opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu regarding Iran and the emerging nuclear deal, August 29, 2022. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
Incoming prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is refusing to participate in the traditional handover ceremony of the premiership with Prime Minister Yair Lapid, Channel 12 reports.
Netanyahu had also refused to participate in the ceremony when he was replaced last year by Naftali Bennett.
During his year in opposition, Netanyahu repeatedly sought to delegitimize the Bennett-Lapid coalition that succeeded in ousting him after 12 years in power.
The report says Netanyahu will only take part in a transitional briefing with Lapid.
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