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Re: Israel, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran … War
https://wapo.st/4BPuriC
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Israeli president taps ex-general Eisenkot, opponent of Netanyahu, to form government
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has tasked former military chief Gadi Eisenkot — the main political opponent of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — to form the country’s next government.
Eisenkot will have 28 days to build a coalition, with a possible two-week extension. His Yashar party won 21 Knesset seats, and his opposition bloc 48 in all, short of the 61 needed for a majority.
One option is to bring in one or both of the Arab parties, which together won a record 19 seats — eight for Raam and 11 for the Joint List. Eisenkot could also try to form a minority government with their outside support.
However, Avigdor Liberman, a member of Eisenkot’s bloc who is the hawkish leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, has fiercely opposed such a move. Eisenkot, a centrist on the Israeli political spectrum, previously has also expressed reservations about such a coalition.
Since the election on Oct. 27, the two Arab parties have indicated willingness to propel Eisenkot to the prime minister’s office.
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