Israel's first new leader in 12 years, PM Naftali Bennett, gets to work as the Netanyahu era ends.
got down to business on Monday, with the former prime minister shying away from a handover ceremony with successor Naftali Bennett.
The traditional handover ceremony was not scheduled at the prime minister's office, where Netanyahu was expected to meet Bennett later on Monday to brief him on state matters.as Israel's leader, in 1999, he ended his first term in office with a glass of wine in his hand and affable words of welcome to then-Labour party leader Ehud Barak, who defeated him at the polls.
Netanyahu, he said, was"filled with motivation to topple this dangerous government as quickly as possible." Luk declined to disclose Netanyahu's comeback strategy, pointing only to the new administration's slim margin of support in parliament. Palestinians were unmoved by the change of administration, predicting that Bennett, a former defense chief who advocates annexing parts of the occupied West Bank, would pursue the same right-wing agenda as Netanyahu.
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