{"id":18344,"date":"2020-03-20T14:59:35","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T21:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/?p=18344"},"modified":"2020-03-20T14:13:02","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T21:13:02","slug":"netanyahu-rival-gantz-chosen-to-form-new-israeli-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/netanyahu-rival-gantz-chosen-to-form-new-israeli-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu rival Gantz chosen to form new Israeli government"},"content":{"rendered":"

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JOSEF FEDERMAN – March 15, 2020<\/p>\n

JERUSALEM (AP) \u2014 Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz will be given the first opportunity to form a new government after an inconclusive national election this month, the country\u2019s president said Sunday, raising questions about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s political future.<\/p>\n

The decision by President Reuven Rivlin was announced by his office after he consulted with leaders of all of the parties elected to parliament. He will formally designate Gantz with the task on Monday and give him a month to cobble together a governing coalition.<\/p>\n

The political wrangling comes at a sensitive time. Netanyahu has been leading the country as it confronts a growing coronavirus threat, with over 200 cases diagnosed and the number quickly rising. Netanyahu also faces serious legal troubles as he prepares to go on trial to face corruption charges.<\/p>\n

Netanyahu\u2019s Likud emerged as the largest party in the March 2 election, Israel\u2019s third in under a year. But with his smaller religious and nationalist allies, he received the support of only 58 lawmakers during Sunday\u2019s consultations, leaving his right-wing bloc three seats short of the required majority in parliament.<\/p>\n

Gantz\u2019s Blue and White received the support of parties representing 61 seats, a slim majority. However, those parties are also divided, and it is not clear whether Gantz will succeed in putting together a coalition. One lawmaker refused to endorse either side.<\/p>\n

Given the likelihood of continued deadlock, Rivlin late Sunday summoned both Netanyahu and Gantz to an emergency meeting, where the men pledged to explore a unity government.<\/p>\n

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