Who is israeli leader

He formed Yamina in , splitting off from more conservatively religious and even more hawkish Israeli politicians—though he remained in a formal alliance with them until earlier this year. He opposes a Palestinian state and supports annexing parts of the occupied West Bank. Lapid, a year-old former television anchor, first entered Israeli politics in and formed the centrist Yesh Atid party. Netanyahu and his right-wing and religious partners. That vote and a second were inconclusive, and they remained partners until after a third election in March Lapid broke away when Mr.

Gantz opted to form a unity government with Mr. Netanyahu, after the pair had pledged to oust the premier, who they said was corrupt and in power for too long. While Mr. Gantz entered a rocky and short-lived political marriage with Mr.

Netanyahu, Mr. Lapid served as the head of the opposition, boosting his credentials as a central player in the effort to rout Mr. Netanyahu from power. He has said he supports a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

Under the coalition deal announced on June 2, Mr. Bennett would serve first as prime minister for two years, followed by Mr.

Lapid, who would first serve as foreign minister. Netanyahu is expected to become the leader of the opposition but may face leadership challenges from other members of his Likud party who have been frustrated by his repeated failures to form a government.

Parliament elected Isaac Herzog to the post in He is the son of a former president, and led the centre-left Labour Party in He also served in various government posts between and Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's unseated long-term leader.

After he entered politics, Bennett aligned himself with the rightwing national religious Jewish Home party, and entered Parliament as its representative in Bennett is known for being a strong advocate of the Jewish nation state, and for insisting on Jewish historical and religious claims to the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, territory near the Israel-Syria border that Israel has occupied since the war.

Once the head of the Yesha Council, a political group that represents Jewish settlers, Bennett has been a long-standing advocate of rights of Jewish settlers in the West Bank.

He has, however, never advocated Israeli claims on Gaza. That said, Bennett has taken a hard line towards Palestinian militants, and has endorsed the death penalty for them. Click here to join our channel indianexpress and stay updated with the latest headlines.