Eisenkot says he will not join coalition under Netanyahu or partner for rotation agreement
Eisenkot said he would not serve under Netanyahu, as polls show both blocs are tied and 55% of respondents prefer a unity government.
- Gadi Eisenkot said on Wednesday he would refuse to serve under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, even within a rotation deal. "I will not serve under Netanyahu, not even in a rotation agreement," Eisenkot told radio station 103 FM.
- With the Oct 27 election days away, polls show Netanyahu's right-wing coalition and Eisenkot's opposition camp neck and neck. Each side is projected to win around 50 to 52 seats, shy of the 61-seat Knesset majority needed without Arab parties.
- Citing failures to prevent the Oct 7 Hamas attack, Eisenkot has campaigned on attacking Netanyahu's fitness to serve. Although he previously joined an emergency government with Benny Gantz, Chili Tropper, Gideon, and Yifat Shasha-Biton, he now rejects future cooperation.
- Netanyahu faces corruption charges, which he denies. Israeli law prohibits ministers facing charges from serving, though this restriction does not apply to the prime minister, complicating potential unity arrangements.
- An Oct 16 poll found 55 percent of respondents prefer a unity government over new elections if no clear winner emerges. Eisenkot did not rule out such a partnership, and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennet is open to including Netanyahu.
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