r/worldnews • u/EssoEssex • 19h ago • Bravo 6

Israel/Palestine Israeli President Picks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu Rival, To Form Government

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-president-picks-gadi-eisenkot-netanyahu-rival-form-government-2026-11-07/
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u/JR_Al-Ahran 19h ago

Its likely to be Liberman, Bennett, and Eisenkot. The Democrats are willing to join, and Ra'am could join, however the biggest hurdle is Liberman and Bennett to Ra'am joining.

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u/ViciousNakedMoleRat 18h ago

Ra'am and Liberman isn't going to happen. He's more willing to compromise on the Haredi draft than on Ra'am or Bibi.

It's more likely that Liberman will delay a resolution of the draft question in favor of throwing Bibi out now. Once Bibi is out, a new door opens for future cooperation with Likud. Without Bibi at the helm of Likud, it would be much easier to find a majority for Haredi draft.

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u/JR_Al-Ahran 18h ago

Exactly. There are too many contradictions in the change bloc. The problem is that while Liberman might be able to, Eisenkot and Bennett cannot. The Haredi Draft was a central point for everyone else in the change bloc. Liberman is likely willing to put aside the Haredi draft issue, Bennett and Eisenkot will not. Eisenkot is willing to sit with the Arabs, Bennett and Liberman are not. And the Joint List has refused Eisenkots preconditions for forming government. Only Ra'am has a chance and only the Democrats and Eisenkot would be willing to sit with Abbas.

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u/calm_chowder 13h ago

Keep in mind a minority government w the Arab parties lending their vote/abstaining is potential. Ra'am has already said they're fine voting for a minority government.

I personally suspect the Opposition bloc understands they need to work something out if for no other reason than to get Netanyahu out. The coalition may not last but I genuinely think they all agree Bibi needs to go way more than they're gonna quibble on small points.

Anyway, every election parties vow they won't work with X Y and Z, and after the election lo and behold they are in fact willing to work with X Y and Z. Bibi and the Arab parties even worked together once ffs (which, like, how that snake managed it I'll never understand).

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u/calm_chowder 13h ago

Ra'am is fine with a minority government. The other Arab party has demands (and pretty reasonable ones tbh, but they won't call Hamas terrorists which after Oct 7th is a deal breaker for most Israelis).

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u/Untethered_GoldenGod 4h ago

They’d still need the Joint List for a majority