Netanyahu: ‘The public wants a unity government, and that’s what the public will get’

17 May 2020, 1:17 pm

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, opening the swearing-in ceremony for Israel’s 35th government, says that a unity government is not only the only option, but is what the public voted for.

“The public wants a unity government, and that is what the public will get,” Netanyahu tells the Knesset, explaining that fourth elections would cost the country more than the new government, set to be the largest in Israel’s history with 34 ministers.

“I am sure that we will work for the good of the people,” the prime minister says.

Explaining that both he and Blue and White leader Benny Gantz have decided to put differences aside for the sake of the country, he says, “We chose to serve the people together.”