Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on Thursday presenting his proposed government for the approval of the Zionist parliament, where his coalition commands a razor-thin majority

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on Thursday presenting his proposed government for the approval of the Zionist parliament, where his coalition commands a razor-thin majority.

After two months of coalition horsetrading, Thursday's session was delayed for another two hours to give Netanyahu more time to placate senior members of his party who were dissatisfied by the portfolios they received.

"We will safeguard our security and strive for peace," Netanyahu said in a speech that was interrupted by loud laughter from the opposition and heckling from ‘Arab Israeli’ lawmakers, three of whom were ejected.

Netanyahu stressed the need to change the system of governance to increase “Israel's political stability” and implied he would seek to expand his narrow coalition.

But opposition head Issac Herzog firmly rejected any notion of joining Netanyahu's government.

"No decent leader would join this circus that you've formed at the last moment with barely a majority for the sole purpose of perpetuating your regime," Herzog said. "Your way is not my way."