Is Bibi gone?
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https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/30/middleeast/israel-naftali-bennett-benjamin-netanyahu/index.html
Benjamin Netanyahu's run as the longest-serving Israeli prime minister may be coming to an end.
Naftali Bennett, leader of the small right-wing party Yamina, announced Sunday evening he is working toward a coalition agreement with Yair Lapid, leader of the centrist party Yesh Atid, to join a new government.
It's a seismic event in Israeli politics, and if the coalition is sworn in, it would bring an end to Netanyahu's 12 years as prime minister.
In a prime-time address Sunday, Bennett told Israelis he is joining the new government to prevent a fifth round of elections and "rescue the country from spin."
Naftali Bennett, leader of Israel's Yamina party, delivers a political statement at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Sunday.
"After four elections and a further two months, it has been proven to all of us that there is simply no right-wing government possible that is headed by Netanyahu. It is either a fifth election or a unity government," Bennett said.
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