Benny Gantz’s former running mate Yair Lapid makes it clear, in English: He does not support Benjamin Netanyahu A similar statement does not appear on his centrist Yesh Atid party’s Hebrew-language Facebook page.
Knesset votes to exempt haredi schools from teaching core subjects Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had promised the haredi Orthodox United Torah Judaism party that he would remove the core curriculum requirements as part of its coalition agreement.
Netanyahu brings new gov’t to Peres, taps Ya’alon for defense Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Shimon Peres that he formed a government coalition.