Israeli opposition urges voters to turn out to end Netanyahu’s rule

Israeli opposition leaders on Tuesday urged voters to turn out in large numbers in the country’s parliamentary elections to end Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rule, Anadolu reports. Voting began at 7 am local time (0500GMT) and is scheduled to continue until 10 pm (2000GMT). Opposition Yisrael Beiteinu party leader and former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman called on Israelis to vote to bring an end to Netanyahu’s political era. “Vote. Let’s put an end to the Netanyahu era and the rule of the Haredim,” Lieberman wrote on US social media company X, referring to ultra-Orthodox religious groups. Netanyahu has headed Israel’s current right-wing government since late December 2022, which has been described as the most far-right in the country’s history. Meanwhile, […]