国际英语资讯:Israeli PMs challenger fails to form govt
<p><span word="JERUSALEM">JERUSALEM</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 20-- <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Benjamin">Benjamin</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="challenger">challenger</span>, <span word="Benny">Benny</span> <span word="Gantz">Gantz</span>, <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span>, <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="prospects">prospects</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Gantz">Gantz</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Reuven">Reuven</span> <span word="Rivlin">Rivlin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mandate">mandate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span>, <span word="Gantz">Gantz</span>, <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centrist">centrist</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="chief">chief</span>, <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="refusing">refusing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unity">unity</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="immunity">immunity</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="for">for</span>," <span word="Gantz">Gantz</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 17 <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="votes">votes</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="for">for</span> "<span word="entrenching">entrenching</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interim">interim</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="indictment">indictment</span>.</p><p><span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tasked">tasked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="forming">forming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Gantz">Gantz</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Gantz">Gantz</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="a">a</span> 61-<span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 120-<span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="enters">enters</span> <span word="a">a</span> 21-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="lawmaker">lawmaker</span> <span word="with">with</span> 61 <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span>.</p>
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