AcombinationpictureshowsBennyGantz(left),leaderofBlueandWhiteparty,atanelectioncampaigneventinAshkelon,Israel,April3,2019,andIsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahusmilingatapollingstationinJerusalem,April9,2019.[Photo/Agencies]JERUSALEM-IsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahuandhismainrival,BennyGantz,,betweenNetanyahusrightwingLikudpartyandGantzscentristWhiteandBlueparty,endsmorethanayearofapoliticalstalemate."Wehaveanationalemergencygovernment,",vowing"tofightthecoronavirusandservetheentirepeopleofIsrael.""IsecuredanationalemergencygovernmentthatwillacttosavethelivesandthelivelihoodofthecitizensofIsrael,",acopyofwhichwasseenbyXinhua,Netanyahuwillserveasprimeministerfor18monthsbeforebeingreplacedbyGantz,whowillservethepostforanother18months,,Gantzwillserveasdefenseminister,whileGabiAshkenazi,aformermilitarychieffromBlueandWhite,andfar-rightparties,whichsitinNetanyahuscontroversialpromisetoannextheWestBanksJordanValley,suchamovecouldbemadspartoftheWestBank,aterritoryseizedbyIsraelina1967war,,leaderoftheArab-JewishJointListparty,Israelsthird-largestparty,criticizedGantzforchoosingtojoinforceswith"thecorruptionandracism."Thedeal"isaslapinthefaceofthemajorityofcitizenswhorepeatedlyvotedtooustNetanyahu,"OdehwroteonTwitter,referringtoGantzsmaincampaignpr,000IsraelistooktoTelAvivsmainplaza,callingforNetanyahu,nditshighcostsduringtheeconomiccrisisinflictedbythecoronavirus,,thegovernmentwillincludeupto36ministersand16deputyministers,thelargestgovernmentinthehistoryofIsrael."ThisisGantzsandAshkanzisonlycontributiontothewaragainstunemployment,"OferShelah,alawmakerwithYeshAtid,acentristpartyandGantzsformerpartner,nmentinthewakeofthreeroundsofinconclusiveelectionsinaboutayear.。