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06/27/2026 June 27, 2026 Netanyahu plans 'broad national government' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he plans to create a broader coalition to govern after the upcoming election. In a speech on Saturday, he distanced himself from both the far-right and the left. "I intend to establish a broad national government, not a right-wing government, not a left-wing government that depends on Arab parties, but a broad national government," Netanyahu said, in a televised speech.
"Because only in this way, I think, can we reach internal agreements... It means, first of all: enough with boycotts. I am not boycotting anyone. I say, everyone will be able to join; they simply need to agree to our basic principles, that Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish people and that we respect individual rights," he added. Netanyahu said the government that he aims to lead would help complete Israel's broader regional ambitions.
"After we have removed the Iranian existential threat, the broad national government can make peace within ourselves, deal with the remnants of the Iranian axis and reap the fruits of our victory in political agreements like the one we are making with Lebanon - and there are a few more on the way," he said. Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister over several terms, has said he plans to run in national elections to be held no later than October 27.
A recent survey showed that a majority of Israelis want him to leave office. Netanyahu currently leads Israel's most far-right government. Far-right Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir called Netanyahu's remarks "very disturbing." "The government that Prime Minister Netanyahu must form should be a fully right-wing government," he said.
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