Eisenkot unveils agenda to reverse Netanyahu’s policies as Israel’s new parliament is sworn in
The bloc also filed bills for an Oct. 7 inquiry and to repeal Netanyahu-era judicial changes as coalition talks continue.
- On Tuesday, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot's bloc launched a legislative offensive at the new Knesset, introducing bills to repeal Netanyahu-era judicial changes, set prime ministerial term limits, and establish an inquiry into the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks.
- Caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains in power while Eisenkot attempts to form a government, but the opposition now holds a majority in the 120-member parliament, complicating his political survival amid an ongoing corruption trial.
- Eisenkot's bloc submitted signatures to oust Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, a Netanyahu loyalist, and nominated Matan Kahana as his replacement, a procedural maneuver to control the legislative agenda before a new government is sworn in.
- During the inaugural session, Netanyahu attacked Arab-Israeli politicians, prompting Eisenkot to condemn the speech as "divisive" and cancel a planned meeting with the Likud Party on Wednesday.
- Eisenkot has up to six weeks to secure a coalition government, a complex task as neither he nor Netanyahu commands the 61 votes required to form one, leaving the country in political transition.
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The general who has been appointed to form a government does not want to waste time and has already tabled three laws to dismantle the power of the former prime minister
Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar Party, which was tasked with forming a government in Israel, instructed the cancellation of a planned negotiation meeting between the Yashar and Likud parties due to interim Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "divisive" speech at the opening of the Israeli Knesset.
Sydney Morning Herald
Netanyahu’s policies face the chop as new parliament sworn in
Gadi Eisenkot, the politician tasked with forming a new Israeli government, has wasted no time in putting his rival and Israel’s interim Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under pressure.
Eisenkot Unveils Agenda to Reverse Netanyahu’s Policies as Israel’s New Parliament Sworn In
Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot addresses supporters at an election night rally after the first exit polls were announced in Tel Aviv on Oct. 28, 2026. (Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images)
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