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06.11.26 - 10:24
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Herzog to Choose Between Eisenkot, Netanyahu on Sunday (Bloomberg)
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Israel's President Isaac Herzog says he will decide Sunday whether Benjamin Netanyahu or election challenger Gadi Eisenkot will get the first chance to form a governing coalition. Eisenkot has secured recommendations from 67 members of the 120-seat Knesset, compared with 46 for Netanyahu. Bloomberg's Jerusalem reporter Dan Williams reports. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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06.11.26 - 05:12
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Arab-Led Parties To Back Eisenkot To Form Israel′s Next Government (ZeroHedge)
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Arab-Led Parties To Back Eisenkot To Form Israel's Next Government
via Middle East EyeThe Arab-led Joint List has said it will back Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form a new government, dealing a heavy blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to remain in power.The Joint List announced on Thursday that it would "recommend that Gadi Eisenkot be tasked with forming the government", bringing the total number of lawmakers backing him to 67 in the 120-seat Knesset. The decision follows Wednesday's endorsement by Ra'am, another Arab-led party, whose eight lawmakers also backed Eisenkot.
via AFP
The two parties together secured a record 19 seats in last week's general election, giving them a potentially decisive role in determining who forms Israel's next government.Netanyahu's right-wing bloc won 53 seats in the 27 October election, while the opposition alliance led by Eisenkot secured 48. A majority in parliament requires 61 seats.The results left both camps ...
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