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Eisenkot unveils agenda to reverse Netanyahu’s policies as Israel’s new parliament is sworn in
Eisenkot’s bloc filed bills to probe the Oct. 7 failures, curb judicial changes and replace the speaker, as it seeks leverage in the 120-seat parliament.
- 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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Israel's 26th Knesset was officially inaugurated with 120 members of parliament, amid calls for national unity and tensions between factions.
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Noticias ao MinutoThe Israeli opposition presented a bill to set up a state commission of inquiry into security failures that allowed the attacks led by the Islamist Hamas group on October 7, 2023 in southern Israel
·Lisboa, Portugal
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Gadi Eisenkot unveils agenda to reverse PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies as Israel’s new parliament sworn in
Gadi Eisenkot, the politician tasked with forming a new Israeli government, pledged on Tuesday to reverse many of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies as the new parliament was sworn in.
·Chicago, United States
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