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World first reported 2d ago by The Guardian World · updated 17h ago

New Knesset speaker could be key to ousting Netanyahu as Israel’s PM

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Israel's new Knesset was sworn in on Tuesday, giving opposition politicians a chance to take control of positions such as the speakership as they work to form a new government, and Al Jazeera reports that former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett repeatedly heckled caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the opening session. The Atlantic reports that Netanyahu has disputed the election results.

Written by CRAYON from the outlets' reports below.
How the coverage differs

The Guardian focuses on procedure, presenting the Knesset swearing-in as the opposition's first chance to control "levers of power" and highlighting the fight over replacing the speaker, while noting the opposition still struggles to form a government. Al Jazeera centers on a moment of confrontation at the opening session, reporting that former prime minister Naftali Bennett repeatedly heckled Netanyahu, whom it calls the "caretaker PM." The Atlantic frames the story around Netanyahu disputing the election results, likening this to the January 6 events in the United States and calling it "a new low," a characterization absent from the other two reports. All three outlets in this set are tagged as left-leaning, so no center or right-leaning coverage is available for comparison.

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  1. The Guardian World FIRST 2d ago New Knesset speaker could be key to ousting Netanyahu as Israel’s PM

    Opposition politicians get first chance to take control of levers of power, even as they struggle to form government Israel’s new Knesset will be sworn in on Tuesday, giving opposition politicians their first chance to take control of some levers of power, even as they struggle to form a new government to unseat Benjamin Netanyahu. High on the agenda will be replacing the speaker, who wields immense influence by controlling the legislature’s agenda and committee chairs. The current speaker is Am

  2. Al Jazeera 2d ago Netanyahu heckled by Bennett at Knesset opening session

    Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett repeatedly heckled caretaker PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

  3. The Atlantic 17h ago Netanyahu’s January 6 Moment

    Disputing the results of an election is a new low for the Israeli prime minister.

  4. RealClearPolitics 17h ago Iran, Trump and Netanyahu, Again

    A reported heated phone call between the two leaders is making even clearer the diverging U.S. and Israeli goals in the Iran war.

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