Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in for his third time as Prime Minister of Israel last Thursday following the country’s fifth election in less than four years. Netanyahu is forming what experts say could be the most right-wing government in Israel’s history. His Likud Party formed a governing coalition with several nationalist, religious Zionist parties which, in recent memory, have not been in the inner circle of the government of the Israeli political system.
Netanyahu presented his agenda to the Knesset plenum, which included: stopping the Iran nuclear program, developing state infrastructure, and restoring internal security and governance.
During his address, which was interrupted by opposition members, Netanyahu said “Losing elections isn’t the end of democracy – it’s the essence of democracy. In a democracy, we don’t climb the fences of the Capitol, and we don’t climb the fences of the Knesset.”
We trust that Israel can look forward to the long overdue changes in so many areas that MUST happen. In order to truly move Israel forward we trust that Netanyahu will begin the mandatory process of applying Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria NOW.