The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. May 7, 2015 Netanyahu Gains Slim Majority in New Coalition Gov't ----------------------------------------------------- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached a deal to form a new coalition government just before a deadline was set to expire. The agreement leaves him in control of 61 parliament seats, a bare majority of just one vote. .