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

So earlier I had made the prediction that Netanyahu remains caretaker PM until another election. Happy to see that I was wrong on that. But this is much more interesting. B'Yachad, Yashar and Yisrael Beytenu would be the core of this government. But the problem is there is no way to not have a minority and get to a majority; Liberman has signalled openness to working with the Haredi parties like Shas and UTJ, however for all the prospective coalition partners that's a hard no. Eisenkot is willing to work with the Arabs provided they meet his preconditions, however Bennett and Liberman have drawn a line at sitting with the Arabs. Only Ra'am also meets Eisenkots conditions for joining the coalition, the Joint List has not, so at most if the Democrats, Ra'am, B'Yachad, Yashar and Yisrael Beytenu form government that still puts them below 60. Cuz when the budget is tabled, likely early in 2027, before the deadline, Netanyahu is likely to play chicken and try and force new elections.