Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu’s 12-year term got cut short as the Knesset ousted him after he had failed a vote of confidence. Naftali Bennett will be sworn in as the country’s new Prime Minister.
This has been effectively reported by the world media as the end of an era, as he was the country’s longest-serving Prime Minister. He will now be serving as the leader of the opposition, on behalf of his party, Likud. It is to be noted that Netanyahu had, by habit, walked up to the Prime Minister’s chair and had to be ushered back to the opposition bench.
Speaking at the parliament on Sunday after the vote of confidence, Bennett said, “This is not a day of mourning. There is a change of government in a democracy. That’s it. We will do all we can so that no-one should have to feel afraid… And I say to those who intend to celebrate tonight, don’t dance on the pain of others. We are not enemies; we are one people.”
It is to be noted that Bennet was congratulated by US President Joe Biden upon winning the vote of confidence. Reuters reported him as saying he looked forward to strengthening the “close and enduring” relationship between the two countries.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed his wishes to Benjamin Netanyahu through social media in Hebrew and thanked him for the attention given to India-Israel partnership. He also sent a congratulatory tweet to the new Prime Minister Naftali Benett.
לקראת סיום תפקידך המוצלח כראש ממשלת ישראל, ברצוני להביע הוכרה עמוקה עבור מנהיגותך ומתן תשומת לב מיוחדת ליחסים האסטרטגים בין הודו לישראל.@netanyahu
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 14, 2021
כבוד ראש הממשלה,
ברכותי לכבוד קבלת תפקידך החדש כראש ממשלת ישראל. לקראת ציון 30 שנה לשדרוג היחסים הדיפלומטים בשנה הבאה, אני מצפה להיפגש איתך ולהעמקת היחסים האסטרטגיים
בין המדינות שלנו.@naftalibennett @IsraeliPM— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 14, 2021
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