Benjamin Netanyahu
“The president and the prime minister also discussed critical bilateral and regional issues,” according to the White House.
Likud’s Benjamin Netanyahu will serve as prime minister for 18 months before handing the premiership as part of a rotation to Blue and White challenger Benny Gantz.
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Under the emerging deal, Benjamin Netanyahu will stay on for about 18 months, after which Benny Gantz would become prime minister.
Israeli premier says Likud and rival Blue and White have agreed on the contours of a unity deal, but if Blue and White moves to oust Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, deal’s off • Gantz: “Those who want unity do not work with ultimatums.”
Up to 80 percent of Israel’s public-sector workers and 70 percent of its private-sector office workers to go on leave until after Passover.
Blue and White leader Benny Gantz is to be tasked with assembling a coalition after securing recommendations from 61 Knesset members, though he faces seemingly insurmountable challenges due to a reliance on the Joint Arab List.
The Israeli premier’s trial is delayed until May 24 after Israeli Justice Minister Amir Ohana announces a 24-hour “state of emergency.”
“This is a tough decision, but it is essential to maintain public health—and public health precedes everything,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
On Sunday, Netanyahu’s defense team filed a formal request on Monday for a 45-day postponement of his criminal trial, which is set to begin on March 17.
It includes mobilizing young people to disinfect public spaces, developing new “industrial” testing methods and introducing financial measures to help businesses weather the outbreak.
Those in the “anti-Netanyahu” camp have begun the process of trying to pass legislation that would ban a Knesset member who has been indicted from being tasked with forming a government and becoming prime minister.
