Israeli Opposition's Eisenkot Gains Arab Party Support to Challenge Netanyahu
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Israel's largest Arab party lists and Arab-majority party Ra'am have backed opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form the next government, following elections that produced a fragmented parliament. Eisenkot has pledged to deepen US ties if elected, while opposition leaders vow to replace Netanyahu's administration. Arab-led parties won a record 19 seats in the 120-seat parliament in the recent election.
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Israel opposition backs Gadi Eisenkot for PM, vows to replace Netanyahu's ‘October 7 government’ (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
Opposition leaders called Netanyahu's administration the '7/10 government' and vowed to work together to form a new government at the earliest.
Israel's Gadi Eisenkot Vows To "Deepen" US Ties If Elected PM (opens NDTV in a new tab)
Gadi Eisenkot said he looked forward to working with Trump to "advance our shared security interests, strengthen regional stability.
Eisenkot eyes Israel govt as party drops Netanyahu (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
Israel govt formation: In big setback for Netanyahu, Arab parties back Eisenkot (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Israeli Arab parties are considering backing an opposition coalition to challenge Prime Minister Netanyahu’s leadership. Ahmad Tibi has expressed openness to support without formally joining the new government. This election has resulted in a fragmented…
Joint List says it will back Eisenkot to form Israel’s next government (opens Al Jazeera in a new tab)
Arab-led parties won a record 19 seats in Israel's 120-seat parliament in last week's general election.
Israel's main Arab list backs Eisenkot to form government after election (opens France 24 in a new tab)
Israel's largest Arab party grouping said Thursday it would recommend opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form the next government, potentially bolstering his bid after Arab-majority lists won a record 19 seats in last week's election.
Gadi Eisenkot tipped to seek Israel government with backing of Arab lists (opens Dawn in a new tab)
Israel’s largest Arab list on Thursday said it would back Gadi Eisenkot to form the next government, bolstering his chances of being picked over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who lost the support of an allied religious party. President Isaac Herzog was…
Arab party backs Eisenkot in bid to form Israel’s next government (opens Al Jazeera in a new tab)
Arab-majority party Ra’am and the Democrats have backed Gadi Eisenkot in a bid to form Israel’s next government.
