Netanyahu weighs unity government with Eisenkot
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is weighing a unity government with Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot, with guarantees from Donald Trump and President Isaac Herzog, Kan reported. Daily Beirut said Eisenkot set four conditions. Times of Israel reported United Torah Judaism figures were considering backing an Eisenkot-led minority government without formally joining it.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a unity government with Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar Party, after last Tuesday’s election left neither political bloc with a majority, according to Israel’s Kan public broadcaster. Kan reported that the arrangement would include guarantees from Donald Trump and Israeli President Isaac Herzog. The New Arab said reports indicated Trump favored a unity government excluding far-right ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich.
Eisenkot has set four conditions for forming the government and vowed to use a Knesset majority to oust Netanyahu, Daily Beirut reported. Herzog has urged rival politicians to face the election results and find creative solutions to avoid another vote, The Times of Israel reported. The Times of Israel also reported that figures in ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism were weighing support for a minority government led by Eisenkot while remaining outside his coalition.
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- The New Arab — Netanyahu 'interested' in unity govt with Eisenkot: report
- The Times of Israel — Eisenkot vows to swiftly utilize Knesset majority ‘against Oct. 7 government’
- The Jerusalem Post — How Benjamin Netanyahu won Israel's election by not losing - and what comes next | The Jerusalem Post
- Daily Beirut — Eisenkot Sets 4 Conditions for Forming Government, Vows to Use Majority to Oust Netanyahu
- The Times of Israel — ‘Stop climbing trees’: Herzog offers party leaders ladders down, signals push for unity government
Verifier’s note
New Arab, the Times of Israel, the Jerusalem Post, and Daily Beirut report current post-election coalition calculations, while the Times of Israel also reports President Herzog urging party leaders toward solutions to avoid another election. Together, these results support the claim that parties began considering how to form a government after the election.