Israel moves sharply to right as Netanyahu forms new coalition
by Ben Lynfield in Jerusalem from World news | The Guardian on (#672R3)
Weeks of negotiations conclude with what will be the most rightwing and anti-Arab government in country's history
Benjamin Netanyahu has informed Israel's president that he has succeeded in forming a coalition, paving the way for the swearing in of the most rightwing and anti-Arab government in the country's history.
I have managed [to form a government]," Netanyahu said on Twitter, minutes before a midnight deadline set by Israel's president, Isaac Herzog.
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