The leader of a small hard-line party says he will try to form a unity government with Prime Mininster Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents.
Dozens of office-seekers have been killed in run-up to June 6 elections. Hundreds more have been threatened.
Netanyahu is desperate to stay in power while he is on trial. He has used his office as a stage to rally support and lash out against police, prosecutors and the media. In a statement Sunday, Netanyahu issued a desperate appeal for Bennett to avoid the temptation of joining his opponents. As leader of the largest party, Netanyahu was given the first opportunity by the country’s figurehead president to form a coalition. But he was unable to secure a majority with his traditional religious and nationalist allies.
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