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$FILE - In this June 7, 2020 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks with Defense Minister Benny Gantz, both wearing protective mask due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. When Netanyahu and his rival, Gantz, agreed to form an “emergency” government in May after three bitter, and ultimately deadlocked, election campaigns, the goal was to stabilize Israeli politics in the face of a global pandemic. Less than 100 days later their fractious coalition government appears to be headed toward collapse as Israel grapples with a raging coronavirus outbreak, an economic calamity and a wave of public protests. (Menahem Kahana/Pool Photo via AP, File)$

Israeli PM’s uneasy alliance seems headed toward collapse

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

FILE - This Feb. 18, 2020 file photo, shows a view of the West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Efraim on the hills of the Jordan Valley. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to annex the valley and all of Israel's far-flung West Bank settlements, in line with President Donald Trump's Middle East plan, which overwhelmingly favors Israel and has been rejected by the Palestinians. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

Israeli leaders at odds over West Bank annexation plan

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, front, and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz wearing face masks attend a graduation ceremony for new pilots in Hatzerim air force base near the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, Israel, Thursday, June 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, Pool)

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz says annexation may get delayed: Reports

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Saturday, May 2, 2020 file photo, a woman holds a poster of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Benny Gantz, that reads, &quot;a government with 36 ministers? Where is the shame?&quot; during a protest against the government and corruption, at Rabin square, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

Netanyahu secures backing to form new Israeli government

By ILAN BEN ZION - Associated Press

A panel of 11 Israeli Supreme Court judges arrive wearing face masks to hear arguments against the legality of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition deal with his former rival, Benny Gantz, at the Israeli Supreme Court in Jerusalem, Monday, May 4, 2020. (Abir Sultan/Pool via AP)

Israeli Supreme Court: Netanyahu may form government

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and TIA GOLDENBERG - Associated Press

A panel of 11 Israeli Supreme Court judges arrive wearing face masks to hear arguments against the legality of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition deal with his former rival, Benny Gantz, at the Israeli Supreme Court in Jerusalem, Monday, May 4, 2020. (Abir Sultan/Pool via AP)

Israel’s AG advises court against annulling coalition deal

Associated Press

In this Feb. 23, 2020, file photo, people walk past an election campaign billboard for the Blue and White party, the opposition party led by Benny Gantz, left, in Ramat Gan, Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud party is pictured at right. Netanyahu and Gantz announced Monday, April 20, 2020, that they have forged a deal to form an “emergency” government. The deal between the Likud Party and the Blue and White ends months of political paralysis and averts what would have been a fourth consecutive election in just over a year. Terms of the agreement weren’t immediately announced. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Benjamin Netanyahu deal with Benny Gantz a win for prime minister

By Seth J. Frantzman

In this March. 1, 2020, file photo, people walk next to election campaign billboards showing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Benny Gantz, left, in Bnei Brak, Israel. Israel’s president on Sunday, April 12, 2020, turned down a request from Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz for a two-week extension to form a new coalition government. The announcement means that Gantz and Netanyahu have a midnight deadline on Monday night to reach a power-sharing deal. If they fail, the country could be forced into a fourth consecutive election in just over a year. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Israel’s Netanyahu notches key wins in a deal with his rival

By Josef Federman - Associated Press

People keep social distancing amid concerns over the country's coronavirus outbreak, during a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, April 19, 2020. More than 2,000 people took to the streets on Sunday, demonstrating against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's attempts to form an "emergency" government with his chief rival and accusing him of using the coronavirus crisis to escape prosecution on corruption charges. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israelis accuse Netanyahu of endangering democracy

By Obed Balilty - Associated Press

In this March. 1, 2020, file photo, people walk next to election campaign billboards showing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Benny Gantz, left, in Bnei Brak, Israel. Israel’s president on Sunday, April 12, 2020, turned down a request from Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz for a two-week extension to form a new coalition government. The announcement means that Gantz and Netanyahu have a midnight deadline on Monday night to reach a power-sharing deal. If they fail, the country could be forced into a fourth consecutive election in just over a year. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Israeli PM and rival look to finalize emergency unity deal

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, March 7, 2020 file photo, Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz delivers a statement in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel's President Reuven Rivlin on Sunday, March 15 said he has decided to give Gantz the first opportunity to form a new government following an inconclusive national election this month. Rivlin's office announced his decision late Sunday after consulting with leaders of all of the parties elected to parliament. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)

Netanyahu, rival report ‘meaningful progress’ in unity talks

By TIA GOLDENBERG - Associated Press

In this March. 1, 2020, file photo, people walk next to election campaign billboards showing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Benny Gantz, left, in Bnei Brak, Israel. Israel’s president on Sunday, April 12, 2020, turned down a request from Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz for a two-week extension to form a new coalition government. The announcement means that Gantz and Netanyahu have a midnight deadline on Monday night to reach a power-sharing deal. If they fail, the country could be forced into a fourth consecutive election in just over a year. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Netanyahu gains strength as coalition deadline nears

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

A billboard shows Israeli parliament speaker Benny Gantz on a mostly empty free way because of the Coronavirus in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, March 29, 2020. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's chief rival was chosen on Thursday as the new speaker of parliament, an unexpected step that could pave the way to a power-sharing deal between the two men as the country grapples with a worsening coronavirus crisis. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Netanyahu rival seeks extension in Israel coalition talks

Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, March 14, 2020 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a speech from his Jerusalem office, saying Israel's restaurants and places of entertainment will be closed to stop the spread of the coronavirus. With the Israeli government enacting a series of emergency measures to stem the spread of the virus, critics are increasingly bemoaning that Israel's caretaker Prime Minister Netanyahu is exploiting the crisis to entrench himself in power and undermining the country's democratic foundations. (Gali Tibbon/Pool via AP, File)

Netanyahu rival becomes parliament speaker, signaling deal

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

A man holds a sign, center, that reads, &quot;Keeping Israel Jewish and democratic,&quot; during a protest by supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in front of Israel's Supreme Court, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Israel appeared on the verge of a constitutional crisis Tuesday as top members of Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud urged their party colleague and parliament speaker to defy a Supreme Court order to hold an election for the prime minister's successor. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Netanyahu ally resigns, deepening Israeli political turmoil

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech from his Jerusalem office on Saturday, March 14, 2020, saying Israel's restaurants and places of entertainment will be closed to stop the spread of the coronavirus. He also encouraged people not to go to their workplaces unless absolutely necessary. (Gali Tibbon/Pool via AP)

Netanyahu rival Gantz chosen to form new Israeli government

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, March 7, 2020 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement in Petah Tikva. On Tuesday, March 10, 2020, a Jerusalem district court rejected Netanyahu's request to delay the start of his corruption trial, ruling it would begin as planned on March 17. Netanyahu has been charged with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in connection to a series of scandals that include accepting expensive gifts from wealthy friends and offering to exchange favors with powerful media moguls. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Israel’s Netanyahu calls for emergency government with rival

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Israel's President Reuven Rivlin delivers his speech during a special meeting of the German Parliament Bundestag commemorating the victims of the Holocaust in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Israeli president urges deadlocked blocs to consider unity

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz delivers a statement in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, March 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Netanyahu rivals to cooperate on forming new government

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz delivers a statement in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, March 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Israel election challenger gets extra security after threats

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press