Netanyahu invites Lapid to join government

I don't know why anyone ever thought this would not happen. Prime Minister Netanyahu has invited Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid to join the government.

Netanyahu had not spoken
out in favor of Yesh Atid joining the coalition since he met with Lapid shortly
after the January 22 election.

Relations between Netanyahu and Lapid
deteriorated following a statement the Yesh Atid leader made