Netanyahu government (first term)

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The Netanyahu government (first term) was Benjamin Netanyahu’s initial administration as Prime Minister of Israel from 1996 to 1999, marked by a right-leaning coalition, contentious peace process diplomacy, and strained relations with both Palestinian leaders and parts of the international community.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Israeli government
cabinet
capital Jerusalem
characterizedBy contentious peace negotiations
strained relations with Palestinian leadership
tensions with parts of the international community
coalitionGovernment true
coalitionPartner Gesher
Likud
linked to: Likud party

National Religious Party
Shas
Third Way
Tzomet
United Torah Judaism
linked to: Agudat Yisrael

Yisrael BaAliyah
coalitionType narrow parliamentary majority
country State of Israel
linked to: Israel
diplomaticTensionWith European Union
Palestinian Authority
economicPolicy market-oriented reforms
endTime 1999
followedBy Barak government
linked to: Barak Government
foreignRelations United States–Israel relations
formedAfter 1996 Israeli legislative election
headOfGovernment Benjamin Netanyahu
jurisdiction Government of Israel
keyIssue West Bank settlements policy
implementation of Oslo Accords
leaderParty Likud
linked to: Likud party
legislatureStatus coalition minority risk
legislatureTerm Fourteenth Knesset
linked to: 14th Knesset
notableEvent Hebron Protocol
Wye River Memorandum
officeHolder Ariel Sharon
David Levy
Moshe Arens
Natan Sharansky
Rafael Eitan
Yitzhak Mordechai
oppositionLeader Ehud Barak
Shimon Peres
policyArea Israeli–Palestinian peace process
politicalOrientation right-wing
precededBy Peres government
primeMinister Benjamin Netanyahu
reasonForEnd defeat in 1999 Israeli legislative election
securityPolicy counter-terrorism measures
startTime 1996

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Wye River Memorandum negotiations tookPlaceDuring Netanyahu government (first term)
Barak Government precededBy First Netanyahu Government
linked to: Netanyahu government (first term)
Peres Government (1995–1996) followedBy First Netanyahu Government
linked to: Netanyahu government (first term)