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Eisenkot, Lieberman agree to court ultra-Orthodox parties for Israeli coalition
Abbas said Ra'am is weighing a coalition deal with Shas and United Torah Judaism as Democrats bills complicate negotiations.
- The Knesset's Arrangements Committee voted Wednesday to appoint Yashar MK Roy Folkman as chairman, enabling the change bloc to control parliamentary procedures and committee assignments.
- Yisrael Beytenu head Avigdor Liberman favors incorporating Shas and United Torah Judaism into the coalition; their 13 seats would give the 48-seat change bloc exactly 61 members, securing a majority.
- Yashar Party chairman Gadi Eisenkot chose Matan Kahana as Knesset speaker, a decision that may alienate ultra-Orthodox parties given Kahana's previous championing of kashrut reforms and conscription policies.
- In a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, Eisenkot demanded restraint on national security, warning that leaders must not face a "difficult constitutional conflict."
- Many of the 19 Arab MKs remain unlikely to support Eisenkot's core principles, while UTJ MK Yaakov Asher rejected ultra-Orthodox and Arab abstention structures, warning, "That will not happen.
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Lieberman is scheduled to assume the role of head of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday. Netanyahu and Eisenkot held a two-hour-long security briefing on Thursday
·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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Eisenkot, Lieberman agree to negotiate with ultra-Orthodox parties to form next Israeli government
Leaders of opposition parties agree to 'exhaust all avenues of negotiation with the ultra-Orthodox parties before turning to the option of forming an alternative government,' report says
·Ankara, Türkiye
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Leaning Left1Leaning Right3Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Right
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Right
50% Right
L 17%
C 33%
R 50%
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