Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu takes the oath of a Knesset member in Jerusalem Parliament

Right-wing Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu (bottom) in the Knesset (Parliament) as new Knessest member Benjamin (Benny) Begin, son of former Prime Minister Menachem Begin, waves to family members on 24 February 2009 as the 18th Israeli Parliament is sworn into office. Netanyahu has been tasked with trying to form the next Israeli governemnt