The potential unseating of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – Israel's longest-serving prime minister – has created renewed interest abroad in Israel's political system and in Yamina leader Naftali Bennett, who is poised to lead the new government if it gets enough votes.
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With the potential formation of a new government by the anti-Netanyahu bloc days aways, CNN ran a headline that expressed somewhat of a cautious approach in light of Netanyahu's successful efforts to thwart previous attempts to topple him: "Netanyahu's grip on power weakens."
It later discussed the political ramifications of the consequential deal between the opposition parties. "It's a seismic event in Israeli politics, and if the coalition is sworn in, it would bring an end to Netanyahu's 12 [consecutive] years as prime minister," the article said.
Conservative news outlet Fox News said in the headline that "Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu fires back at coalition effort to oust him: 'Fraud of the century,'" referring to the Likud chairman's attack on the right-wing party Yamina's decision to partner with the left in the so-called "change coalition."
Meanwhile, the BBC provided background to allow readers to understand how things had unfolded prior to the drama on Sunday. "
Russian outlet RT was also fascinated with the latest developments and even explained the complex nature of the rotating premiership that Lapid and Bennett have agreed to in principle. Al Jazeera, the Arab-language news outlet based in Qatar, focused on the split within the Right that made the "change coalition" a viable reality. "Far-right leader Bennett joins the anti-Netanyahu coalition."
France24, the international Paris-based news outlet in English, said that Bennett was the "kingmaker," for choosing to oust Netanyahu even though both are ideological right-wing allies.
Bennett's decision to join forces with the Left in order to topple Netanyahu comes amid an ongoing backlash among his voter base, with many saying he has no mandate to do so and was effectively handing over votes to the Left because of petty politics with Netanyahu.
Netanyahu on Sunday said that MKs in Bennett's Yamina party and others in various right-wing parties in the anti-Netanyahu bloc are likely going to torpedo the formation of the government they could not back a government that relies on radical left-wing lawmakers.
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