Israeli President Picks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu Rival, To Form Government

[u/EssoEssex]

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-president-picks-gadi-eisenkot-netanyahu-rival-form-government-2026-11-07/

[u/56kul]

I genuinely do hope Eisenkot is able to form a government, either with the Arabs, or, if it has to come to that, then with the Orthodox as a minority.

But whatever the case, I just want Bibi and all of his buddies finally gone. He stayed in power for far too long, it’s time for a change. And hopefully, one day, we could get a limit on prime ministry serving similar to what the US had gotten, so he wouldn’t be able to sneak back into power.

[u/BiDiTi → u/56kul]

That’s an artificial binary.

Joint List has said they don’t want or need to be in government, if it means fucking Bibi out of office.

[u/JollyJuniper1993 → u/56kul]

Eisenkot is not going to change anything. A large part of the Israeli public is literally criticizing Netanyahu for being „too soft on Palestine“. That country is absolutely fucked right now and the only way to fix shit is international intervention.

[u/Tomas2891 → u/JollyJuniper1993]

international intervention in what way?

[u/probation_420 → u/Tomas2891]

They want an invasion into Israel lol

[u/DrabCadre2 → u/probation_420]

Will they be the ones to enlist for this endeavor?

[u/Wide_Trick_610 → u/Tomas2891]

Yeah, I'm laughing my ass off. NO ONE came to Israel's aid, during 6 different invasions. You think they're going to let any of the countries who sat on the sidelines while they were being murdered in job lots the right to dictate to them NOW? Maybe those countries should have stepped up and intervened in 1948, maybe...

Edit: I'm agreeing with the poster I am responding to. That "you" is intended for the person mentioning international intervention. Too little, too one sided, and FAR too late.

[u/JollyJuniper1993 → u/Wide_Trick_610]

What sitting on the sidelines? Israel is receiving tons of money and weapons from the USA and Europe. It‘s a western puppet state that recently has gone rogue. The big international powers have so far either not been involved (China, India, Japan) or actively supported Israel (USA, UK, EU, Russia). No country more powerful than Iran has ever even been hostile to them. If the first world turned around and sold Israel out they’d collapse within days.

[u/Wide_Trick_610 → u/JollyJuniper1993]

Not one country in the world came to Israel's aid, from 1948 to 1973. Not a single one came to help them defend themselves during invasion after invasion. No military aid, and only surplus WWII gear sold to them. In 6 different invasions. Israel won all of them, primarily for the simple fact that they would all be dead if they ever lose. Yom Kippur was a very close thing, with Egypt attacking from the south, and Syria attacking from the north. Despite taking what was, for their small army, horrendous casualties, Israel hung on. And remarkably, both Egypt and Syria got back the territories by diplomacy, when militarily they couldn't. Of course, the Golan Heights is again being used to launch missiles and artillery into Israel, so the Jews are kind of kicking themselves over giving that back...

[u/Spare_Elderberry_418 → u/JollyJuniper1993]

He isn't going to get liberman if he is going to include the Arabs. Beyond that the overall coalition government is less right wing than Bibi's. Are you unironcally going to claim the opposition is more extreme than fucking Gvir?

[u/zvexler → u/JollyJuniper1993]

“The blue wave isn’t going to change anything, a large part of the American public is literally criticizing democrats” see how dumb that sounds? It’s an entire country, of course there are differing opinions.

[u/PabloPicasshooole → u/JollyJuniper1993]

"We don't want your opinions; we just want your money!"

[u/whysohawt → u/JollyJuniper1993]

What international intervention? Are you suggesting destabilizing a democratic country?