Right-wing former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will receive an official mandate Sunday to form a government that could be the most extreme in the country’s history, sparking concern at home and abroad. After a period of unprecedented political gridlock that forced five elections in less than four years, polls on 1 November gave the veteran leader and his far-right allies a clear majority in the 120-seat parliament, likely sealing Netanyahu’s return to power. Sixty-four lawmakers recommended that President Isaac Herzog appoint Netanyahu to form a government, a presidency statement …