“Israeli President Reuven Rivlin gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the mandate to form a coalition on Tuesday morning, after the Likud leader received the most recommendations from his fellow members of Knesset,” the Jerusalem Post reports.
Netanyahu Asked to Form New Israeli Government
This seems likely to fail as Netanyahu still doesn’t have a majority in the Knesset.
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