
Master Tactician in Israel Adds Power in a Coalition Deal (Published 2012)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu significantly expanded his power, creating the broadest coalition government in recent memory.
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/world/middleeast/shaul-mofaz-agrees-to-join-benjamin-netanyahus-coalition.html#:~:text=On%20Sunday%20evening%2C%20with%20the%20issue%20of%20the%20military%20exemption%20threatening%20to%20split%20his%20coalition%2C%20Mr.%20Netanyahu%20had%20called%20for%20the%20early%20elections%20in%20a%20speech%20to%20the%20convention%20of%20his%20Likud%20Party%2C%20saying%20he%20wanted%20to%20avoid%20the%20instability%20of%20a%20long%20campaign.%20