Netanyahu is not in power in Israel any more. Will his long-delayed court case happen at last?
Benjamin Netanyahu: he’s out – but is he gone for good?
And just like that, he was gone.
Clearly any attempts by Benjamin Netanyahu to break up the alliance against him – if he made them – have failed.
It’s fairly easy to see why.
New Prime Minister Naftali Bennett knows the alliance put together by Yair Lapid to oust Netanyahu includes people with wildly opposing views – so he has promised that his government will not discuss the contentious stuff:
Mr Bennett has indicated his government would focus on areas where agreement was possible, like economic issues or the coronavirus pandemic, while avoiding more contentious matters.
“Nobody will have to give up their ideology,” he recently said, “but all will have to postpone the realisation of some of their dreams… We’ll focus on what can be achieved, rather than arguing about what cannot.”
It’s a reasonable position – some might even call it enlightened.
Whether it lasts has yet to be seen.
And Netanyahu is now leader of the Opposition. He’ll be trying to cause as much trouble between these allies as he can.
Meanwhile, though, we can look forward to Netanyahu’s long-awaited court case for fraud and bribery.
I hope the courts get their act together and try it as soon as possible. The longer they delay, the more likely the new government will fall apart.
For us, the question is whether the situation between Israel and Palestine will improve.
My instinct is that it may. If the new government is going to step back from contentious issues, then this suggests a reprieve from hostilities. Dare we hope that even the offensive settlement programme will be put on hold?
If Netanyahu gets back in, even the slightest let-up is over.
If the courts find him guilty, then there is the potential for further improvement.
Historically, huge disasters are caused by small groups of people. We’ve seen the human tragedy that Netanyahu has caused; let’s see what can happen now he has been removed.
Source: Netanyahu out as new Israeli government approved – BBC News
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