Can Eisenkot Oust Netanyahu Without Crossing His Own Red Lines?
Arab-party support, a deal with ultra-Orthodox factions or a unity government with Likud: every route to the premiership requires concessions that could fracture his bloc.
Arab-party support, a deal with ultra-Orthodox factions or a unity government with Likud: every route to the premiership requires concessions that could fracture his bloc.
The former military chief gets the first opportunity to form Israel’s next government. Arab parties could prove decisive, while his own hardline positions complicate the search for partners.
Herzog has chosen Netanyahu’s rival to attempt to form Israel’s next government. But 67 parliamentary recommendations do not amount to a governing coalition, and negotiations could redraw the political map.