Eisenkot’s attempt to form a government by courting Netanyahu’s allies is critical to averting a historic national crisis and breaking deep political polarization.
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Former military chief says prime minister brought Israel to historic crisis and it is approaching ‘point of no return’Israel’s former military chief Gadi Eisenkot started the tough task of forming a government on Sunday, reaching out to Benjamin Netanyahu’s allies as he said the veteran prime minister had brought the country to a historic crisis.Eisenkot, 66, the leader of the Yashar party, who has vowed to bridge Israel’s deep polarisation under Netanyahu, formally received a mandate from the president, Isaac Herzog, who gave him 28 days to form a government despite his bloc lacking a clear majority. Continue reading...
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