Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn into office Thursday, his return marking his sixth term in office, continuing his more than decade-long dominance over Israeli politics.
and vowing to enact policies that could cause domestic and regional turmoil and alienate the country’s closest allies.
after four deadlocked elections by a coalition of eight parties solely united in their opposition to his rule., breach of trust and accepting bribes in three corruption cases. He denies all charges against him, saying he is the victim of a witch hunt orchestrated by a hostile media, police and prosecutors.
“Opposition members: to lose in elections is not the end of democracy, this is the essence of democracy,” he said. Netanyahu’s government platform says that “the Jewish people have exclusive and indisputable rights” over the entirety of Israel and the Palestinian territories and promises to advance settlement construction in the occupied West Bank.
Israel captured the West Bank in 1967 along with the Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem — territories the Palestinians seek for a future state. Israel has constructed dozens of Jewish settlements that are home to around 500,000 Israelis who live alongside around 2.5 million Palestinians.and an obstacle to peace with the Palestinians. The United States already has warned the incoming government against taking steps that could further undermine hopes for an independent Palestinian state.
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