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Netanyahu Is Now More Desperate and Dangerous Than Ever Before
Netanyahu understands that if he fails in the next 28 days to form a government, he isn't facing a fifth election
As was expected, President Reuven Rivlin tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming Israel's next government.
On Monday evening, after the end of the consultations, the possibility was raised that Lapid and Bennett could jointly request that Rivlin postpone his decision until Wednesday. Lapid was the first to say no.