Israel's Arab-led parties gain influence
Arab-led parties supplied 19 of 67 recommendations, giving Gadi Eisenkot the mandate as allies debate whether to include them in a coalition.
- On Saturday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog tasked Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government, granting him 28 days to build a coalition with a potential 14-day extension.
- Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak urged Eisenkot on Sunday to act quickly, telling Israel's public broadcaster KAN that he "should move as quickly as possible" to replace Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
- Facing a parliamentary deadlock, Eisenkot's bloc lacks a majority, and his coalition remains divided over whether to include the 19 seats held by two Arab-led parties.
- Barak suggested that Arab parties could join the government and noted that Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party could have been a partner without Netanyahu.
- The opposition plans to introduce multiple bills in the Knesset, including repealing the judicial overhaul and limiting the prime minister's tenure to eight years.
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The Joint List, a coalition of Arab parties that has won 19 seat in Israel’s parliament, is ready to cooperate with the opposition Israeli leader Gadi Eisenkot, who has been mandated to form a new government, Joint List l..
“We held informal consultations and heard positive remarks from Eisenkot's representatives in response to the issues of concern to the Arab population,” he told the Al Jazeera television channel. “We will cooperate with him, but we will not join...
Former Israeli premier urges Eisenkot to swiftly replace Netanyahu govt
TEL AVIV - Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak on Sunday urged Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot to form a new government quickly, saying his first priority should be replacing Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.
The Jewish Political Planning Institute JPPI reported that almost two thirds of Israelis were not satisfied with the outcome of the parliamentary elections, and out of 10 possible coalitions, only the option involving Likud, Yashar, Beahad and Our House - Israel is not rejected by the majority.A study by the Jewish Institute of Political Planning after the elections showed that of the 10 coalition options considered, only the government from Lik…
JPPI Poll: '62% of Israelis dissatisfied with election results'
JPPI poll finds that of 10 scenarios, only a government of Likud, Yashar, Beyachad and Yisrael Beytenu is not rejected by a majority of respondents. Opposition-bloc including haredi parties receives support of just 3%.
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