Benjamin Netanyahu Returns to Power in Israel as New Government Is Sworn In

Benjamin Netanyahu Returns to Power in Israel as New Government Is Sworn In
Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu waves as he addresses his supporters at his party headquarters during Israel's general election in Jerusalem on Nov. 2, 2022. Ammar Awad/Reuters
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Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in as Israel’s prime minister again on Thursday in a comeback at the head of a conservative cabinet.

The 73-year-old political veteran, who is on trial for graft charges he denies, heads a bloc of conservative and religious parties, which secured a parliamentary majority in a Nov. 1 election after a tumultuous couple of years where no parties were able to consolidate a clear electoral victory, leading to a number of repeated elections.