Benjamin Netanyahu paves way for Israel’s most rightwing government to date

Coalition of prime minister-elect expected to include extremist figures and boost authority of security minister seen as anti-Arab

Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to inform Israel’s president today that he has succeeded in forming a coalition, paving the way for the swearing-in of the most rightwing and anti-Arab government in the country’s history.

The prime minister-elect intends to give cabinet positions to extremist figures on the far right whose stated goals are to weaken the judicial system and further entrench the occupation of the Palestinian territories.