The approval of the 3-year coalition government ends the longest political crisis in the nation's history.
, the Knesset, formally approved the 3-year coalition government with 73 voting for and 49 against. One member was absent for the vote.
The coalition government was agreed last month between veteran right-wing leader Netanyahu and the centrist Gantz, a former army chief. The new government's policy guidelines state as top priorities combatting the coronavirus and healing an economy battered by the pandemic. The plan, rejected by the Palestinians, gives the green light from Washington for Israel to annex Jewish settlements and other territory in the West Bank.
Gantz and incoming Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi are both known to have reservations about annexation and the international backlash.He addressed criticism of his move to join forces with Netanyahu, which split his Blue and White coalition, arguing that Israel needed unity after a year of bitter division.
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