File photograph of Naftali Bennett. (Image: Reuters)
Bennett, a former defence minister underneath Netanyahu, vowed to maintain Israel protected from Iran, promising that “Israel won’t let Iran have nuclear weapons.”
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EU Council President Charles Michel congratulated the brand new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in a message on Twitter Sunday, after an alliance of events ousted Benjamin Netanyahu.
“Looking ahead to strengthen(ing) the (EU-Israel) partnership for frequent prosperity and in the direction of lasting regional peace & stability,” he tweeted. The European Council represents the European Union’s member states. Bennett, a right-wing Jewish nationalist and former tech millionaire, takes over at the helm of an Israeli government pieced together by an eight-party coalition.
Their alliance ended Benjamin Natanyahu’s 12 years in power. Bennett, a former defence minister under Netanyahu, vowed to keep Israel safe from Iran, promising that “Israel won’t let Iran have nuclear weapons”, a objective the Islamic republic denies pursuing.
The various anti-Netanyahu bloc was cobbled collectively by the secular centrist Yair Lapid, a former TV presenter. It spans the political spectrum, with three right-wing, two centrist and two left-wing events, and even an Arab Islamic conservative occasion.
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