Israel’s president is set to formally designate Benjamin Netanyahu to form a government, a victory for the former veteran prime minister who had vowed to return to power. | AFP
The veteran right-winger, who is on trial over corruption allegations that he denies, will have at least 28 days to build a coalition with his allies — two ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties a rising extreme-right alliance called Religious Zionism.His moves over the coming weeks will be closely scrutinized, as unease mounts in some quarters over Netanyahu’s policy plans and the goals of his controversial governing partners.
Netanyahu’s government may also take full control over appointing supreme court judges, a role currently held by a panel of lawmakers, sitting judges and lawyers. Ben-Gvir, a firebrand known for anti-Arab rhetoric and incendiary calls for Israel to annex the entire West Bank, has repeatedly urged for the security services to use more force in countering Palestinian unrest.
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