He was ousted from office last year after four stalled elections through a coalition of eight parties united in opposition to his government as he faced trial on corruption charges.
That coalition was dissolved in June and Netanyahu and his Likud won the most seats in the November election. His new right-wing coalition includes nationalist and ultra-Orthodox parties.
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Netanyahu’s new government has pledged to prioritize the deal in the occupied West Bank.
“These are the fundamental lines of the national government that I lead: other Jews have an exclusive and undeniable right to all spaces in the Land of Israel,” Netanyahu tweeted Wednesday. “The government will inspire and expand the agreement in all parts of the Land of Israel: in the Galilee, Negev, Golan, Judea and Samaria. “
“The government will work to identify the Golan Heights as a strategic region of the earth, with great prospects for growth, and create a dynamic of establishment, development, development and promotion of entrepreneurship while preserving the values of nature, people and the environment. “specific to the Golan,” he added.
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Netanyahu went on to say that the new government will “work to deepen cooperation with the ‘Abraham Accords’ countries,” which were negotiated through the Trump administration and saw Israel sign peace agreements with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan. . .
Netanyahu also pledged to “protect the quality of the environment in Israel, the quality of life of the country’s residents and engage Israel in the global effort on climate and environmental issues,” as well as “strengthen security forces and provide aid. “fighters and police to combat and defeat terrorism.
Under the new government, Amir Ohana appointed the Knesset’s first blatantly gay speaker, along with his wife and two children watching from an audience.
On stage, he turned to them and promised that the new ones would respect everyone. The opposition has expressed its considerations about the ruling coalition’s anti-LGBTQ stance.
“This Knesset, under the leadership of this speaker, will harm any child or any other family, period,” Ohana said.
Yair Lapid, the outgoing prime minister who will now assume the name of opposition leader, told parliament he would hand over to the new government “a country in the right conditions, with a strong economy, with advanced defensive functions and strong deterrence, with one of the most productive foreign ratings of all time. “
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“Try to destroy it. We will be back soon,” Lapid said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is a reporter for Fox News Digital.