Benjamin Netanyahu was Israel's longest-serving leader, serving as Prime Minister since 2009 after a first term from 1996 to 1999. "I am here celebrating the end of an era in Israel," said Erez Biezuner in Rabin Square. Interrupted by non-stop shouts of "liar" and "shame" from Netanyahu loyalists in parliament, Bennett thanked the former prime minister for his "lengthy and achievement-filled service." Netanyahu - widely known as 'Bibi' - was Israel's longest-serving leader, serving as prime minister since 2009 after a first term from 1996 to 1999. He used his global stature to resist calls for Palestinian statehood, describing it as a danger to Israel's security.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 14, 2021 00:45 UTC