Gantz Chosen To Form Government, Netanyahu Argues To Stay PM Over Coronavirus Concerns

Ganz Chosen To Form Government, Netanyahu Argues To Stay PM Over Coronavirus Concerns

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approaches the podium to give a speech from his Jerusalem office on Saturday, saying Israel's restaurants and places of entertainment will be closed to stop the spread of the coronavirus. He also encouraged people not to go to their workplaces unless absolutely necessary.

מול מצב החירום העולמי והלאומי, אנחנו חייבים לאחד כוחות ולהקים ממשלה חזקה ויציבה שתוכל להעביר תקציב ולקבל החלטות קשות.— Benjamin Netanyahu Gantz could unseat Netanyahu by building a minority government dependent on Arab parties, but it would be an unstable coalition and would draw fierce opposition from the right-wing Netanyahu, who calls the Arab parties terror sympathizers.

Justice Minister Amir Ohana, a Netanyahu loyalist, claimed no political interference. Emanuel Gross, professor emeritus of law at Haifa University in Israel, said in an interview with NPR that he believed coronavirus concerns were a legitimate reason to delay the trial.

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