Likud leader Netanyahu takes Knesset oath of office in Jerusalem
Right-wing Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu (bottom) and new Knessest member Benjamin Begin, son of former Prime Minister Menachem Begin, appear in Parliament to take the oath of office on February 24, 2009. Netanyahu has been tasked with trying to form the next Israeli government. (UPI Photo/Jim Hollander/Pool)
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