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How long will Bibi's government last?

In an interview, Tourism Minister Yariv Levin explained the political maneuvering to stabilize the government that turned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Avigdor Liberman and away from the Zionist Camp.
New York Yankees former pitcher Mariano Rivera (C) stands next to Israeli tourism minister Yariv Levin (5th L) as they listen to a tour guide during a visit to the Tower of David in Jerusalem's Old City June 18, 2015. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun - RTX1H2SQ
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“Barring any external factors, this government could last two or three years,” Tourism Minister Yariv Levin assessed in an interview with Al-Monitor. Levin, now the Likud minister closest to the prime minister, was Benjamin Netanyahu’s point person in the coalition negotiations to expand the government that ended with the surprising entry of Avigdor Liberman as defense minister. “We realized that with a 61-seat coalition, we’d be approaching elections very quickly,” said Levin, explaining the political maneuvering to stabilize the government. He made it clear that as far as Netanyahu is concerned, there would be further attempts to bring all or part of the Zionist Camp into the government too.

The rest of the interview follows:

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