Eisenkot, Netanyahu Rival and Opposition Leader, Tapped to Try to Form Government
Israeli President has tasked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief, with trying to form a government after an inconclusive election, a task he has yet to complete. France 24 reports that Eisenkot has pledged an official inquiry into Hamas's October 7, 2023 attacks and to reverse many of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's policies, while Deutsche Welle notes the new Knesset is dominated by Netanyahu's critics.
Written by CRAYON from the outlets' reports below.Benzinga and NYT World center on the formal step of the president giving Gadi Eisenkot the first chance to form a government, with NYT World noting his background as a former military chief and describing his effort as "cobbling together a coalition" after an inconclusive election. Al Jazeera's headline presents Netanyahu and Eisenkot as both pushing for a new government and does not mention the mandate going to Eisenkot. France 24 and Deutsche Welle shift the focus to the swearing-in of the new Knesset and Eisenkot's proposed inquiry into the October 7 attacks, with France 24 adding his pledge to reverse many of Netanyahu's policies and highlighting a tense session in which Netanyahu targeted the possibility of a government backed by Arab parties. Deuts
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- Israel President Gives Netanyahu Rival Gadi Eisenkot First Shot At Forming Government After Election Deadlock
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Eisenkot, Netanyahu Rival and Opposition Leader, Tapped to Try to Form Government
Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief, hopes to succeed Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister by cobbling together a coalition after an inconclusive election.
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Netanyahu and Eisenkot push for new government after election deadlock
Netanyahu and Eisenkot push for new government after election deadlock
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Eisenkot pushes October 7 inquiry as Netanyahu targets Arab parties in tense new parliament
Gadi Eisenkot, the politician tasked with forming a new Israeli government, pledged on Tuesday to launch an official inquiry into Hamas's October 7, 2023 attacks and reverse many of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's policies as the new parliament was sworn in a tense opening session that saw rival parties trade barbs over the possibility of forming a government with the support of Arab lists.
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Israel: Eisenkot proposes October 7 probe as new Knesset sworn in
Ex-IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot has yet to forge a coalition that would allow him to replace Benjamin Netanyahu, despite the new Knesset being dominated by the critics of the current prime minister.
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Eisenkot quickly targets Netanyahu's legacy in new Israeli parliament
Israeli ex-army chief Gadi Eisenkot and his allies launched a legislative onslaught against caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's legacy on Tuesday, as a new parliament convened in a heated first session.
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Gadi Eisenkot unveils agenda to reverse Netanyahu’s policies
The bloc of Israeli prime ministerial hopeful Gadi Eisenkot introduced a series of bills at the start of the legislative session that target Benjamin Netanyahu and his policies. They include launching an official government-led inquiry into the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, setting term limits on the position of prime minister and overturning changes the outgoing Netanyahu-led government made to limit the powers of the judiciary. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Rina Bassist, Editor at
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