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Israel swears in new government, ending Netanyahu’s 12-year rule

Al Jazeera, 14 Jun 2021
Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year tenure as Israeli prime minister has come to an end, as the country’s parliament on Sunday approved a new coalition government led by right-wing nationalist Naftali Bennett.
Bennett, the head of an ultranationalist party that controls six seats in the 120-seat Knesset, was sworn in as prime minister after the parliament backed the new coalition government by a razor-thin margin of 60 votes to 59.

Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett reports from West Jerusalem, Israel.

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