Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu Ousted As Prime Minister After 12 Years, Celebrations In Streets
Benjamin NetanyahuāsĀ 12-year run as Israelās prime minister endedĀ onĀ June 13 Parliament approved a new āgovernment of changeā led by nationalist Naftali Bennett. Heading into opposition, Netanyahu, 71, the most dominant Israeli politician of his generation, pledged he would soon return to power. In a session in which Netanyahuās right-wing & ultra-Orthodox supporters shouted āshameā & āliarā at Bennett, parliament voted confidence in his new administration by a razor thin 60-59 majority.
A former defence minister and a high-tech millionaire, Bennett, 49, was due to be sworn in shortly after the vote.
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