'Shame!': Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu condemns bid to form 'dangerous government' with Ra'am, Joint List
Netanyahu said the coalition would depend on 19 seats from Arab parties and warned that the proposed alliance was unacceptable.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized opponents on social media for attempting to form a government with the Joint List and other Arab-majority parties, calling the proposed alliance a "dangerous government" of "terror supporters."
- President Isaac Herzog granted opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot the mandate to form a government following Israel's October 27 elections, which produced a hung parliament with neither major bloc securing a majority.
- Recommendations for Eisenkot totaled 67 seats, aided by 19 seats from the Joint List and other Arab-majority factions, while Netanyahu received recommendations representing 46 seats, down from his bloc's 53 election seats.
- The opposition leader now has 28 days to build a workable coalition and secure a confidence vote in the 120-member Knesset while navigating political opposition to Arab-majority party participation.
- Neither major bloc secured the 61 seats required for an absolute majority in the Knesset, leaving the coalition dependent on external support to meet the government-formation deadline.
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While the new Knesset deputies were sworn in on Tuesday, 10 November, strong tensions arose between Israeli elected officials. Benyamin Netanyahu and his allies targeted Arab parties, while the new Prime Minister, Gadi Eisenkot, had to find ad hoc allies to form his government.
'Shame!': Netanyahu attacks Gadi Eisenkot over possible coalition with Ra'am and Joint List
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has criticised Gadi Eisenkot's efforts to form a coalition with Ra'am and the Joint List, calling it a 'dangerous government'. Here's what happened after Israel's hung parliament and the mandate to form the next government.
"Shame!": Benjamin Netanyahu warns against forming "dangerous govt" with Ra'am, Joint List
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has launched a fierce attack on political opponents over potential moves to assemble a ruling coalition, declaring it "shameful" and "forbidden" to form a "dangerous government" reliant on Arab-majority parties Ra'am and the Joint List, whom he labelled "terror supporters."
Amid the political moves to form a new government in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sharply criticized opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot. Netanyahu questioned the move to form a government with the support of Arab parties Ra’am and the Joint List. He alleged that the attempt was to form a dangerous government with those who support terrorism. Netanyahu’s response was via social media X. ‘Shameful! A dangerous government should not b…
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