Netanyahu's new cabinet meets

Benyamin Netanyahu, Israel's new prime minister, has presided over his cabinet's first meeting, stressing the need for urgent measures to tackle the country's security and economic challenges.Sworn in as the prime minister on Tuesday, Netanyahu is heading a right-leaning coalition."We're all going to pull up our sleeves and get to work... to deal urgently with the security and economic challenges facing Israel," he said at the meeting on Sunday.Netanyahu's return to power after a decade has evoked concern across the world about the future of the peace process with the Palestinians.Netanyahu, who is also the leader of the Likud party, has never publicly endorsed a two-state solution as a remedy to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.But since taking up the prime minister's post, he has adopted a more conciliatory tone, promising to hold negotiations with the Palestinian Authorityto reach a permanent accord. Netanyahu said his new cabinet would produce a peace and security plan soon, but gave no clear indications of how he will approach any peace negotiations with the Palestinians.