Gadi Eisenkot has united multiple rival party heads, including Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, behind candidates for pivotal parliamentary positions such as the speaker and key committee chairs. Eisenkot was formally tasked with building the coalition after significantly outpacing Netanyahu in lawmaker endorsements following the October 27 election. To officially govern, negotiations will likely pivot to the 13 seats controlled by traditionally right-aligned ultra-Orthodox factions during the designated mandate period. Meanwhile, Netanyahu is attempting internal government adjustments, including tapping Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar to fill the long-vacant interior ministry portfolio.
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The opposition is attempting to dismantle Likud's parliamentary control by taking over th…: The opposition is attempting to dismantle Likud's parliamentary control by taking over the Finance, House, and Foreign Affairs committees.
Ultra-Orthodox parties holding 13 legislative seats remain crucial to whether Eisenkot ca…: Ultra-Orthodox parties holding 13 legislative seats remain crucial to whether Eisenkot can successfully assemble a lasting governing majority.
Netanyahu faces severe pressure to keep power while attempting cabinet shifts like naming…: Netanyahu faces severe pressure to keep power while attempting cabinet shifts like naming Gideon Sa'ar as interior minister.
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Benjamin Netanyahu is experiencing significant anxiety over the possibility of opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot ousting him as caretaker prime minister, former
Netanyahu adviser Nir Hefetz claimed on Tuesday during an interview with 103FM.
"Panic is a major factor in his decision-making," Hefetz said, according to The Jerusalem Post. "I could almost close my eyes and hear that atmosphere of panic."
The remarks came as Eisenkot, a former Israeli military chief, secured an agreement with four opposition leaders on key positions in the Knesset, strengthening their efforts to replace Netanyahu and form the next government.
The agreement was reached with Naftali Bennett, Yair Golan, Avigdor Liberman and Yair Lapid. The leaders have nominated former minister Matan Kahana, a member of Eisenkot's Yashar party, as their candidate for Speaker of the Knesset.
Liberman will head the powerful Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, while incoming lawmaker Liran Avisar Ben Horin of Bennett's B'Yachad party has been nominated to chair the Finance Committee. She would become the first woman to hold the post.
Incoming lawmaker Roy Folkman has been nominated to head the House…
New Delhi is pursuing maritime mediation to protect critical domestic commodity supplies and safeguard its citizens working on commercial vessels abroad. Disruptions in the Black Sea have severely curtailed vital edible oil shipments to the country and resulted in Indian casualties. The initiative also seeks to balance international diplomatic scrutiny over India's continued purchases of Russian resources.
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