April 21, 2022 | The National Interest
How Israel’s Minority Government Can Stay in Power
The loss of a majority in the parliament is a damaging setback for both Bennett and Lapid. However, it is still too soon to count either of them out.
April 21, 2022 | The National Interest
How Israel’s Minority Government Can Stay in Power
The loss of a majority in the parliament is a damaging setback for both Bennett and Lapid. However, it is still too soon to count either of them out.
Israel’s “change government” is not yet one year old, but it has already lost its parliamentary majority after the unexpected departure of a single lawmaker. However, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett built his coalition on a solid foundation of mutual mistrust and common dislikes—so solid, in fact, that it just might hang on to power for the foreseeable future.