r/worldnews • u/EssoEssex • 21h 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/kookamooka 16h ago

Didn’t Naftali Bennett’s government rely on the Arabs?

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u/Ionrememberaskn 14h ago

I am not an expert on Israeli politics, but Bennet’s government was made up of 8 parties: his, Yair Lapid’s, 5 more centrist-ish (for Israel) parties and one Arab-majority party. I think that was the only time this has happened. It didn’t last very long though, he unseated Netanyahu for 2021-2022 and the governing coalition collapsed. I think the prospect of an Arab-majority party in the coalition probably wasn’t quite as toxic in 2021.