Israeli Opposition Leaders Say Netanyahu Cannot Remain in Power After US Midterm Elections
Opposition leaders said the results show Netanyahu has lost bipartisan support in Washington and warned his rule could deepen Israel’s diplomatic isolation.
- On Wednesday, Israeli opposition leaders called for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to leave office, citing Democratic gains in Tuesday's US midterm elections as evidence he squandered bipartisan American support.
- Democrats secured control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday's election, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump, who had endorsed Netanyahu and recently pledged to halt $4 billion in annual aid to Israel.
- Opposition Democrats party leader Yair Golan said results "reveal just how toxic Netanyahu is," while Centrist leader Yair Lapid warned, "Israel cannot afford" for the Prime Minister to remain in office.
- Israeli President Isaac Herzog will hold talks Wednesday and Thursday to task a candidate with forming a government, as Netanyahu's bloc holds 53 seats in the 120-member Knesset.
- Tel Aviv University professor Udi Sommer predicted the incoming Democratic-controlled Congress would be the most adversarial towards Israel in history, noting the results "encapsulate the next chapter in US-Israel relations.
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