Burdened by deep ideological divisions, Israel’s new government will struggle to find a path forward and respond to pressing domestic security issues. The main imperative of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s new so-called “change government” is to transition from Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year rule. But after two years of political paralysis and four inconclusive elections, just holding together for a matter of months will be seen as a feat for the fragile coalition. Bennett was sworn in as Israel’s new prime minister on June 13 after narrowly winning a vote of confidence in the Knesset. His “change” coalition government officially took office the following day. Bennett is the leader of Israel’s nationalist right-wing Yamina party. He will serve as prime minister for the next two years before handing the reins to Yair Lapid of the centrist Yesh Atid party, assuming the coalition doesn’t collapse before then.