‘Israeli’ Government’s Swearing-in Delayed by Infighting

By Staff, Agencies

Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival-turned-partner, Benny Gantz, Thursday postponed the swearing-in of their controversial new government as Netanyahu rushed to quell infighting within his Likud party.

In a joint announcement, Netanyahu and Gantz said they would hold a swearing-in ceremony on Sunday to give the former more time to hand out coveted Cabinet appointments to members of his party.

After three deadlocked and divisive elections, and a year and a half of political paralysis, the Zionist entity had hoped to swear in the new government on Thursday.

Netanyahu and Gantz, a former military chief, announced last month they would put their differences aside and join forces to steer the entity through the coronavirus crisis and its severe economic fallout.

It came at the price of the dissolution of Gantz's Blue and White party and his reneging on a key campaign promise not to serve under Netanyahu, who is scheduled to go on trial this month for corruption charges.