Bennett sworn in as Israel's new PM, ending Netanyahu's 12-year rule

Source: Xinhua| 2021-06-14 03:09:13|Editor: huaxia

Israel's new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (2nd R) and Yair Lapid (2nd L), Israel's alternate prime minister and foreign minister, attend the first cabinet meeting of the new coalition government in Jerusalem, on June 13, 2021. Naftali Bennett, leader of the right-wing Yamina (United Right) party, was sworn in as new Israeli prime minister on Sunday night, sending Benjamin Netanyahu to the opposition after a record 12-year rule. This came after the new coalition government, headed by Bennett and Yair Lapid, leader of the centrist Yesh Atid (Future) party, was approved by the parliament, or Knesset, in a vote of confidence. (JINI via Xinhua)

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