Benjamin Netanyahu has formed a new Israeli government:
Israel's Netanyahu says he has formed new government
I have a Palestinian friend who lives in the West Bank, and she and her family have experienced a lot of difficulty due to Israeli policies there. I'm deeply worried for her after reading this news.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Designated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced late Wednesday that he has successfully formed a new coalition, setting the stage for him to return to power as head of the most right-wing Israeli government ever to hold office.
Netanyahu already has reached agreements with some of the most controversial figures in Israeli politics.
Itamar Ben-Gvir, who once was convicted of incitement to racism and supporting a terrorist organization, has been appointed security minister — a new position
that will place him in charge of the national police force.
His running mate, Bezalel Smotrich, a West Bank settler leader who believes Israel should annex the occupied territory, is set to receive widespread authority over West Bank settlement construction, in addition to serving as finance minister.
Before the government is sworn in, Netanyahu will try to push through a series of laws needed to expand Ben-Gvir’s authority over the police and to create a new ministerial position granting Smotrich powers in the West Bank that in the past were held by the defense minister.
Israel's Netanyahu says he has formed new government
I have a Palestinian friend who lives in the West Bank, and she and her family have experienced a lot of difficulty due to Israeli policies there. I'm deeply worried for her after reading this news.