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Eisenkot unveils agenda to reverse Netanyahu’s policies as Israel’s new parliament is sworn in
The bloc also moved to install Matan Kahana as speaker and advance bills on a state inquiry and judicial rollback.
- 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 120-member parliament was sworn in in Jerusalem on Tuesday, two weeks after the elections. This week, Gadi Eisenkot begins a first attempt to form a government. He has until December 20 to do so; after that, caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will get a chance. What will happen?
·Rotterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Opposition leader seeks Netanyahu's removal as Israel inaugurates new parliament today
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The President of Israel opened the new legislature today and urged the political forces to reach compromises for a new Government.
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