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Netanyahu signs up hardline party to form government

Israel’s designated prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday announced a coalition deal that will give a hardline, pro-settler party control over a number of key government ministries and a senior role in overseeing the construction of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. The agreement with the Religious Zionism party marked an important breakthrough for Netanyahu as he tries to cobble together a government. But it also could set the stage for conflict with key allies. Netanyahu’s Likud Party said that Religious Zionism would share control over the Finance Ministry, run the ministry in charge of immigration and head a new ministry for ‘‘national missions.’’

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2022-12-03T08:00:00.0000000Z

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https://fairfaxmedia.pressreader.com/article/281719798607719

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