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handle is hein.crs/govekcs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional Research Service Israel: Netanyahu's Return to Power and New Coalition Partners January 9, 2023 On December 29, 2022, Israel's Knesset voted to reinstall Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu for a third stint as prime minister (his previous terms were 1996-1999 and 2009-2021). He heads a coalition government that includes ultra-nationalist and ultra-Orthodox parties (see Figure 1). Figure I. November 2022 Knesset Election Results PREVIOUS GOVERNING COALITION* (51) PRO-NETANYAHU BLOC (64) 120 total seats *Meretz, Balad, and Jewish Home did not make the threshold. Source: Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre, with graphic adapted by CRS. The Religious Zionism slate consists of three separate parties: Religious Zionism (7 seats), Jewish Power (6), and Noam (1). The 2022 election was the fifth held in Israel since a legal process regarding corruption allegations against Netanyahu began in December 2018; his criminal trial is ongoing and could last for months or years. Coalition partners who support legal measures to help Netanyahu avoid criminal punishment may have leverage to pursue their policy preferences. To date, Netanyahu has said that he will not allow legislation to influence his trial. Given close U.S.-Israel relations and regular congressional involvement on issues related to Israel, the Palestinians, and regional security, Members of Congress may closely track the new Israeli government's actions. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN12071 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress -

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