Israel’s president picks Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot to form government
Summary
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he would ask Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot to form a government after an election left neither Eisenkot’s bloc nor Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp with a majority. Herzog’s office said the formal appointment ceremony would take place Sunday in Jerusalem; it remains unclear whether Eisenkot can secure enough support to govern.Key Facts
- Eisenkot’s opposition bloc won 48 of the 120 seats in parliament in the October 27 election.
- Netanyahu’s camp won 53 seats, leaving both blocs short of a majority.
- Both Arab-majority lists endorsed Eisenkot during consultations with Herzog, but it is unclear whether his bloc would accept their support in a government.
- Netanyahu’s religious-nationalist coalition lost its parliamentary majority but remained the largest bloc.
- Eisenkot served as Israel’s military chief of staff from 2015 to 2019.
- Eisenkot opposes creating a Palestinian state and has pledged to end Hamas rule in Gaza.
- Eisenkot has criticized attacks by extremist West Bank settlers against Palestinians and promised to crack down on them.
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