What does Netanyahus ouster mean for Israel?
Share this  Article Facebook  Twitter  Email You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. University Brandeis University  Benjamin Netanyahu has been ousted as Israels Prime Minister after a no-confidence vote by the Knesset. Netanyahus historic and regularly controversial 12-year political reign make him the longest serving Premier in Israels history. With Naftali Bennett ascending to Prime Minister, Israel may be on the cusp of change. Yehudah Mirsky, professor of professor of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University, a former US State Department official and an expert on Israeli politics, is currently conducting research in Jerusalem. Here, he discusses Netanyahus departure and what it means for all levels of Israeli society: