<span style="color: #222222;">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year reign is set to end as the country's Parliament, Knesset will vote on a new government today. The crunch Knesset vote will either end Netanyahu's tenure or return Israel to a stalemate leading to a fifth general election in less than two years.<br />''<br />''An eight-party alliance, ranging from the right-wing Jewish Nationalist Yamina party to Arab lawmakers, was formed early this month by centrist politician Yair Lapid centrist and ultra-nationalist Naftali Bennett.<br />''<br />''Hi tech millionaire Bennett, also a former Defence Minister, will serve as premier for two years before the coalition architect Lapid, who heads the Yesh Atid party takes over. They will head a government that comprises parties from across the political spectrum, including for the first time one that represents the 21 per cent Arab minority.<br />''<br />''71 year old Netanyahu, the most dominant politician of his generation, is facing corruption charges in an ongoing trial, which he has dismissed as a conspiracy. He failed to form a government after Elections in March, the fourth in two years.<br />''<br />''Today's crucial Knesset session is due to open at 6.30 pm Indian Standard Time. Bennett, Lapid and Netanyahu will speak before the vote. </span><br />