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Israel’s Netanyahu races ahead with hard-line agenda

Protesters march in Tel Aviv, Israel, against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/ Tsafrir Abayov) Israeli lawmakers Ayman Odeh, center right, Mossi Raz, second from right, and Ofer Cassif, right, march behind a banner reading "This is our home. This is our home," in Tel Aviv, Israel, to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/ Tsafrir Abayov) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks with Interior and Health Minister Aryeh Deri at a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP) FILE - Itamar Ben-Gvir, the minister of national security in Benjamin Netanyahu's new government, attends a weekly cabinet meeting on Jan. 3, 2023, in Jerusalem. Israeli police broke up a meeting by Palestinian parents in east Jerusalem about their children's education, claiming it was unlawfully funded by the Palestinian Authority. Police said they prevented the meeting from taking place Sunday, Jan. 8, and that they were operating under an order by Ben-Gvir to shut it down. (Atef Safadi/Pool Photo via AP, File) Activists lock arms in Tel Aviv, Israel, to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. Thousands of Israelis protested plans by Netanyahu's government that opponents say threaten democracy and freedoms. (AP Photo/ Tsafrir Abayov) Activists lock arms in Tel Aviv, Israel, to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. Thousands of Israelis protested plans by Netanyahu's government that opponents say threaten democracy and freedoms. (AP Photo/ Tsafrir Abayov) A protester holds a Palestinian flag in Tel Aviv, Israel, at a demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. Thousands of Israelis protested plans by Netanyahu's government that opponents say threaten democracy and freedoms. (AP Photo/ Tsafrir Abayov) A protester holds a Transgender pride flag in Tel Aviv, Israel, to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. Thousands of Israelis protested Netanyahu's government that opponents say threaten democracy and freedoms. (AP Photo/ Tsafrir Abayov) A protester holds a Palestinian flag in Tel Aviv, Israel, at a demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. Thousands of Israelis protested plans by Netanyahu's government that opponents say threaten democracy and freedoms. (AP Photo/ Tsafrir Abayov) A person wears a knit cap in the colors of the Palestinian and Israeli flags in Tel Aviv, Israel, during a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. Thousands of protesters turned up, days after the most right-wing and religiously conservative government in the country's 74-year history was sworn in. (AP Photo/ Tsafrir Abayov) Activists chant slogans in Tel Aviv, Israel, to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. The placard at left reads: "The settler government is against me."; the placard at right reads: "housing, livelihood, hope." (AP Photo/ Tsafrir Abayov)
Israel’s Netanyahu races ahead with hard-line agenda