Israel faces more suspense as anti-Netanyahu bloc awaits confidence vote

JERUSALEM: Israel could face another week of political suspense after its parliament speaker declined on Monday to schedule a pivotal vote on a coalition aiming to oust veteran premier Benjamin Netanyahu after 12 straight years in power.

"There's never anything 100 per cent in Israeli politics, but this government has the best chance to make it happen," Lapid told journalists.But in formally introducing the potential new government to the Knesset, speaker Yariv Levin, a Likud party member close to Netanyahu, simply said a confidence vote session would be held by Jun 14.

His right-wing rival Naftali Bennett, who has emerged as a kingmaker in the ideologically divided alliance, urged Netanyahu to"let go". Bennett - who would serve as Israel's premier for the next two years under the"change" coalition deal, before Lapid takes over - appealed to the Knesset speaker to schedule a vote as early as Wednesday.

The chief of Israel's Shin Bet internal security agency, Nadav Argaman, at the weekend issued a rare public warning against a"severe escalation in violent and inciting discourse" online.

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