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Center-Left Owned by Kasturi & Sons Ltd.Eisenkot tipped to seek Israel government as religious party drops Netanyahu
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Arab parties, including the Joint List and the Arab‑led Ra'am, have backed former Israel Defence Forces chief Gadi Eisenkot, the Yashar party chairman, as their choice for Israel’s next prime minister. Their support, announced after consultations with President Isaac Herzog on November 5, gives Eisenkot the backing of 67 lawmakers in the 120‑member Knesset and creates a setback for Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to retain power.
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left · 5 outlets
Jerusalem: Former Israel Defence Forces chief Gadi Eisenkot is set to secure majority support among newly elected Knesset members to be tasked with forming the next government, after Arab parties recommended him during consultations with President Isaac Herzog on Thursday, November 5. Based on the…
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center · 6 outlets
Following post-election consultations with President Isaac Herzog, Eisenkot secured a total of 67 endorsements in the 120-seat Knesset—comfortably surpassing the 61-seat majority required—while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing endorsement tally shrank to just 46 seats after traditional…
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right · 4 outlets
Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot is moving closer to becoming Israel’s next prime minister after securing the backing of both major Arab political parties, giving him the support of 67 lawmakers in the 120-member Israeli parliament. The development has strengthened Gadi Eisenkot’s prospects of securing…
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The Opposition leader also received a recommendation from a key lawmaker from the Israeli-Arab minority, whose seats in Parliament soared due to outrage over Netanyahu's policies
