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Netanyahu urges unity government but rules out reliance on Arab parties

At the new Knesset's opening, Israel's prime minister links a broad coalition to confronting Iran and appeals to ultra-Orthodox parties over military draft legislation.

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רה"מ נתניהו בהשבעת הכנסת | הנאום המלא

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1:05Netanyahu argues that ending the existential threat from Iran requires overthrowing its ruling regime.
3:10He calls for national unity, saying a narrow government cannot meet Israel's security challenges.
4:00He rejects government dependence on Arab parties, citing statements by Arab lawmakers to support his position.
15:20He seeks an investigation into alleged foreign election funding and interference.
17:45Addressing ultra-Orthodox factions, he urges partnership and broadly agreed draft legislation involving their religious leadership.
20:46His closing appeal connects a unity government with security, expanded peace agreements and internal peace.

Benjamin Netanyahu used the opening of Israel's new parliament to call for a national unity government, while insisting that it must not depend on Arab parties. His argument began with Iran: the security challenges facing Israel, he said, could not be handled by a narrow coalition.

Israel's Channel 14 (ערוץ 14) carried the address at the swearing-in of the 26th Knesset on November 10. Its upload, titled "רה"מ נתניהו בהשבעת הכנסת | הנאום המלא" (Prime Minister Netanyahu at the Knesset swearing-in: The full speech), drew about 96,000 views since yesterday.

Netanyahu opened by describing what he presented as Israeli military achievements against Iran and its regional proxies, including strikes on leadership and infrastructure. He argued that permanently removing the existential threat required overthrowing Iran's ruling regime. He also warned of future international pressure to accept a nuclear Iran and pointed to security zones he said Israel had established in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.

Those claims supplied his case for putting partisan differences aside. But much of the address set out whom he would exclude from the parliamentary support needed for a government. Netanyahu attacked reliance on Ra'am or the Joint List, cited past statements by Arab lawmakers and rejected distinctions between moderate and extremist factions, accusing them of sharing ultimate goals. These were Netanyahu's characterizations of the parties, not findings established by the broadcast.

He also called for a full investigation into alleged foreign funding and interference in the election, without establishing those allegations in the speech.

The proceedings became noisier when former prime minister Naftali Bennett and Itamar Ben-Gvir exchanged shouts from their seats, prompting Netanyahu to pause. After resuming, he addressed the Haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, factions directly, urging them to join a broad Zionist government and support military draft legislation agreed with their religious leadership.

He closed by returning to the unity appeal, presenting a broad government as the route to security, a wider circle of peace agreements and peace within Israel.

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