{"id":23087,"date":"2021-06-14T09:16:18","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T09:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=23087"},"modified":"2021-06-14T09:16:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T09:16:19","slug":"israels-new-pm-naftali-bennett-promises-to-unite-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=23087","title":{"rendered":"Israel\u2019s new PM Naftali Bennett promises to unite nation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Israel\u2019s new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has vowed to unite the nation frayed by four elections in two years of political stalemate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said his government would \u201cwork for the sake of all the people\u201d, adding that the priorities would be reforms in education, health and cutting red tape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The right-wing nationalist will lead an unprecedented coalition of parties backed by MPs in a vote on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He succeeds Benjamin Netanyahu, who was forced out of office after 12 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Bennett, leader of Yamina party, will be prime minister until September 2023 as part of a power-sharing deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He will then hand power over to Yair Lapid, head of the centrist Yesh Atid party, for a further two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Netanyahu \u2013 Israel\u2019s longest-serving prime minister \u2013 will remain head of the right-wing Likud party and become leader of the opposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During Sunday\u2019s debate in the Knesset (parliament) in Jerusalem, a defiant Mr Netanyahu promised: \u201cWe\u2019ll be back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new coalition was approved in a razor-thin vote of 60-59, with one abstention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the vote, Mr Netanyahu walked over to Mr Bennett and shook his hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his speech, Mr Bennett, 49, said: \u201cThis is not a day of mourning. There is a change of government in a democracy. That\u2019s it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe will do all we can so that no-one should have to feel afraid\u2026 And I say to those who intend to celebrate tonight, don\u2019t dance on the pain of others. We are not enemies; we are one people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Representatives of the Palestinians have reacted dismissively to Israel\u2019s new government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is an internal Israeli affair. Our position has always been clear, what we want is a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as its capital,\u201d a spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is an occupation and a colonial entity, which we should resist by force to get our rights back,\u201d said a spokesman for Hamas, the Islamist group that controls Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>US President Joe Biden sent his congratulations to Mr Bennett, saying he looked forward to strengthening the \u201cclose and enduring\u201d bilateral relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bbc.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Send your news stories to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and via WhatsApp on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-dailymotion wp-block-embed-dailymotion\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/dai.ly\/x81vrsk\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel\u2019s new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has vowed to unite the nation frayed by four elections in two years of political stalemate. 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