Israel’s Netanyahu puts hardliner in charge of settlements


              FILE - Israel's Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for the swearing-in ceremony of Israeli lawmakers at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Nov. 15, 2022. Netanyahu, Israel's designated prime minister, announced on Thursday, Dec. 1, a coalition deal that will give a hardline, pro-settler party control over a number of key government ministries and a senior role in overseeing the construction of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP, File)
            
              FILE-Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, center, Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu, left, far-right Israeli lawmaker Bezalel Smotrich and leaders of all Israel's political parties pose for a group photo after the swearing-in ceremony for Israeli lawmakers at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. Israel's designated prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has announced a coalition deal with a hardline pro-settler party on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. The agreement will give Religious Zionism control over a number of key government ministries and a senior post over West Bank settlement construction. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)
Israel’s Netanyahu puts hardliner in charge of settlements