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Israel's 36th Government

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett at the scene of a terror attack in Raanana on January 15, 2024 (Itai Ron /Flash90)
May 19, 2024, 6:17 pm
Bennett says he regrets ‘stupid’ 2021 election pledge not to sit with certain parties
Noting his broken vow not to join a government led by Lapid, former PM says he formed multi-party coalition to bring Israel out of electoral ‘chaos’
By ToI Staff
Former Meretz MK Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi (right) tours the The Holy Family Hospital in Nazareth with Health Minister Moshe Arbel of the Shas party, July 4, 2023. (Social media screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 3, 2023, 4:04 pm
Ex-Meretz MK who voted against her own coalition takes job with current gov’t – reports
Calls made for police bribery probe of Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi, who helped expedite the demise of Bennett-Lapid coalition, over reports she has taken a position in Interior Ministry
By Jeremy Sharon
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett (R) briefs reporters at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy alongside TWI scholar David Makovsky on April 18, 2023. (Screen capture/Zoom)
April 19, 2023, 1:53 am
Ex-PM Bennett says Israel needs a centrist government for next 10-20 years
Former premier says moderate leadership vital to ensure internal stability, claims Netanyahu’s polarizing coalition will dissuade voters from supporting hardline parties
By Jacob Magid
Young students learn in a classroom at the opening of the new school year in a school for ultra-Orthodox Jewish boys in Beit Shemesh, on August 28, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 22, 2023, 11:21 am
Orthodox schools said to receive millions to compensate for previous budget cuts
Education Ministry says NIS 12 million in retroactive funding earmarked for Haredi and Religious Zionist institutions that were fiscally affected by Bennett-Lapid government’s cuts
By Ash Obel
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett during an interview published February 4, 2023. (Screenshot: YouTube; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 5, 2023, 12:08 pm
Breaking silence, Bennett admits mistakes, urges government not to act ‘power-drunk’
In wide-ranging 5-hour interview, ex-PM laments polarized Israeli discourse, candidly recounts errors he made in forming previous coalition, gives impression he may return
By Michael Bachner
Then prime minister Naftali Bennett gives a speech at an event in Lod on September 14, 2022 in Lod. (Flash90)
November 27, 2022, 12:55 pm
Bennett extolls outgoing coalition in NYT op-ed, praises Ra’am’s Abbas as ‘a mensch’
Former PM says he and Arab party leader found common ground as ‘men of faith’; says his government decided to work only on the 70% of issues that 70% of Israelis agree on
By ToI Staff
Jewish Home leader Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked speaks at the party's election campaign launch in Givat Shmuel, September 20, 2022. (Brenny Ardov - Benovitz Communications)
September 21, 2022, 12:17 pm
Launching campaign, Shaked asks for right’s forgiveness for joining last government
Interior minister disavows Lapid-Bennett coalition, insists she upheld right-wing policies while serving, but refuses to resign
By Jeremy Sharon
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (left) with opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu at a Knesset session in memory of Israel's first prime minister David Ben-Gurion, on November 8, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
September 16, 2022, 4:21 am
Joint List breakup deepens Lapid’s nightmare of anti-Netanyahu votes going to waste
While ex-PM united key factions of his bloc to minimize risk of wasted votes, caretaker PM failed to do likewise for those opposed to Netanyahu. Then came a Joint List hammer blow
By Jeremy Sharon
Illustrative image: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Israeli Minister of Internal Affairs Ayelet Shaked attend the Jewish Maroccan celebration of Mimuna, in Moshav Shilat, April 23, 2022. (Flash90)
June 13, 2022, 2:22 pm
Daily Briefing Jun 13: Mazel tov! Coalition a year old; why Israel hit Syria airport
Political correspondent Tal Schneider discusses her interview with New Hope head Gideon Sa’ar; military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on Israel’s chances in an emergency
By ToI Staff
MK Michael Biton attends his Blue and White party's faction meeting at the Knesset, May 30, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)
June 12, 2022, 9:26 pm
In fresh blow to coalition, Blue and White MK renews boycott of coalition votes
Michael Biton will again stop voting with the coalition on Monday in protest of transportation reforms; but he’ll still oppose no-confidence motions and support key settler law
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (2nd-R) and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (2nd-L) attend the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on May 22, 2022. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool/AFP)
May 22, 2022, 1:25 pm
Bennett vows ‘we won’t give up,’ after losing Knesset majority
PM cites discontent on coalition’s left and right flanks as sign it is striking good balance, predicts ‘government will be successful in all crises’ if narrow interests put aside
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (L) and President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attend an event for outstanding soldiers, as part of Israel's 74th Independence Day celebrations, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on May 5, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 5, 2022, 12:56 pm
Bennett: Never in a thousand years did I imagine leading this government
Nearly a year after ousting Netanyahu, PM hails disparate makeup of coalition after losing Knesset majority, says ‘everybody wants the good of the country’
By ToI Staff
Naftali Bennett, leader of the right-wing Yamina party, and his wife Galit vote in the city of Ra'anana, Israel, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
April 6, 2022, 10:37 pm
As coalition teeters, polls show Likud rise, but election might again yield gridlock
Surveys suggest Netanyahu could form a government if joined by Yamina after new national vote — but it is not clear that such an alliance would be viable
By ToI Staff
Ra'am party leader Mansour Abbas addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem on February 22, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 21, 2022, 9:42 pm
Mansour Abbas praises Bennett, says his ‘courage’ is why he’s PM and Netanyahu isn’t
Ra’am party leader believes government could yet serve out its term: ‘All of the partners understand that there is a huge potential, that there is hope and something new’
By ToI Staff
Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks at a conference at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, on February 21, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 21, 2022, 7:14 pm
Blue and White boycotts Knesset votes over legislative holdup, angering partners
Gantz’s party claims ‘breach of coalition obligations’ on matters of security; coalition slams defense minister’s ‘childish behavior,’ delays planned votes
By Amy Spiro
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