Jerusalem (AFP) – Israel’s hawkish veteran Benjamin Netanyahu is sworn in as prime minister and outlines the top priorites of what analysts are calling the most right-wing government in the country’s history. Netanyahu, who casts himself as the guarantor of his country’s security, stressed that his top goal would be “to thwart Iran’s efforts to develop a nuclear weapons arsenal” and “ensure Israel’s military superiority in the region”. But he also voiced hopes of “expanding the circle of peace with Arab countries” following US-brokered normalisation agreements with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco.
