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Bye-bye, Bibi?

Post Reports

The Washington Post

Daily News, Politics, News

4.45.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2021

⏱️ ? minutes

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Summary

What it’ll take to replace Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Why we’ll probably all need a coronavirus booster shot. And what makes Olivia Rodrigo’s “Sour” resonate across generations.

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An unlikely alliance of opposition lawmakers announced on Wednesday that they had come to a power-sharing deal that would oust longtime Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Steve Hendrix reports on what this major political shift would mean for the future of the country.

Vaccine developers are beginning to test coronavirus vaccine booster shots. Science reporter Carolyn Johnson on why we'll probably need them.

Olivia Rodrigo’s new album “Sour” shot to the top of Billboard’s 200 albums chart. Pop culture reporter Sonia Rao digs into the singer’s cross-generation appeal.

Transcript

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From the newsroom of the Washington Post.

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Hi, this is Vanessa Williams from the Washington Post.

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Hey, it's Philip Rucker at the Washington Post. Do you have a minute?

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Hi, this is Dan Zagfe.

0:15.0

This is Post Reports. I'm Alexis D.O.

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It's Thursday, June 3rd.

0:22.0

Today, the deal to replace Netanyahu,

0:28.0

what we know about booster shots and the intergenerational appeal of Olivia Rodrigo.

0:37.0

On Wednesday, after four elections in two years and negotiations between politicians

0:45.0

that went to almost the last minute before midnight on Wednesday,

0:49.0

a group of opposition parties announced that they have come to a power sharing deal

0:56.0

that would replace Benjamin Netanyahu

1:00.0

with the Prime Minister of Israel for the first time in 12 years.

1:04.0

Steve Hendrix is the Jerusalem Beer Chief for the Post.

1:10.0

It was a remarkable few minutes here.

1:13.0

Yair Lapid, who's the opposition leader of the parliament and the man orchestrating the new coalition,

1:19.0

called Israeli President Ruben Rivlin.

1:22.0

They got him in a soccer game, as a matter of fact, about 38 minutes before the deadline for this whole political process was about to expire.

1:31.0

And they told him that they had reached an agreement.

1:33.0

They had the votes and they were ready for a formal, kinesic vote on their new anti- Netanyahu coalition.

1:41.0

Steve, can you remind us who is Netanyahu politically and his reputation?

1:47.0

Benjamin Netanyahu has been the Prime Minister of Israel for the last 12 years and actually had a brief stint in the top job before that.

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