Netanyahu Could Lose PM Job as Rivals Attempt to Join Forces

Netanyahu Could Lose PM Job as Rivals Attempt to Join Forces
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to speak to the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on May 30, 2021. Yonatan Sindel/Pool via AP
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A former ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he would seek to form a coalition government with the Israeli leader’s opponents, taking a major step toward ending the rule of the longtime premier.

The dramatic announcement by Naftali Bennett, leader of the small Yamina party, set the stage for a series of steps that could push Netanyahu and his dominant Likud party into the opposition in the coming week.