On Thursday, Benjamin Netanyahu returned to power: the man has succeeded in his bet to form the most right-wing government in the history of Israel, which is already causing serious concern.
Winner of the November 1 legislative elections, Benjamin Netanyahu, already Prime Minister between 1996 and 1999, then between 2009 and 2021, presented his ministerial team to the deputies in the morning, before the holding this afternoon of a vote of confidence won by a slight majority of 63 elected out of the 120 in Parliament and his swearing-in.
"Ensuring Israel's military superiority in the region"
The government's mission will be "to thwart Iran's efforts to acquire a nuclear arsenal", "to ensure Israel's military superiority in the region", while "widening the circle of peace" with Arab countries, said Benjamin Netanyahu, who is due to meet his first ministerial cabinet in Jerusalem on Thursday evening.
Indicted for corruption in several cases, the Likud leader was ousted from power in June 2021 by a motley coalition before promising a return to business by allying with ultra-Orthodox and far-right parties.
His coalition notably includes Bezalel Smotrich's "Religious Zionism" and Itamar Ben Gvir's "Jewish Force", known for their anti-Palestinian remarks and their positions favorable to the annexation of part of the West Bank, and "Noam by Avi Maoz, openly anti-LGBT.
Despite the presence of this party in the government, MPs elected Amir Ohana as Speaker of Parliament, a first for an openly gay MP in this country.
Hundreds of people, including several wearing the rainbow flag or showing sympathy for the Palestinians, demonstrated Thursday outside Parliament against the new government.
"This is the darkest, most racist, worst government we could ever imagine," said Niv, a protester at the scene.
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