Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after being given the mandate to try to form the next government the morning of April 6, told the weekly Likud faction meeting at the Knesset in the evening that he will make every effort to end Israel's unceasing cycle of early elections.
Netanyahu said he would work for the establishment of a strong and stable government, saying, “This won’t be a government of paralysis, but rather a government of action. To do this, the government must be united, both in policy and action. And to create it, we must first end the personal boycotts.” Addressing Israeli Arabs, he said, “I see myself as the prime minister of everyone.”