The President of Israel announces that he will entrust Gadi Eisenkot with the formation of the Government
The leader of Yashar! received 67 recommendations from deputies compared to 46 from Netanyahu; Torah Judaism abstained
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- The president of Israel, Isaac Herzog, will entrust Gadi Eisenkot with the task of forming a Government this Sunday after receiving 67 recommendations from deputies compared to 46 from Benjamin Netanyahu.
- The Torah Judaism party abstained and could tip the balance if it obtains a solution on the recruitment of its Torah students.
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Why It Matters
Twelve days after the elections that led to political stalemate, President Isaac Herzog met with representatives of the elected parties and the two main candidates, Gadi Eisenkot and Benjamin Netanyahu, before entrusting the formation of the Government to Eisenkot.
Twelve days after the elections that led to political stagnation, the president of Israel, Isaac Herzog, will entrust the task of forming a government to the centrist leader Gadi Eisenkot (66) this Sunday. This was confirmed after meeting in recent days with the representatives of the parties elected at the polls as well as, separately, with the two main candidates: Eisenkot and the current prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
The leader of the party "Yashar!" He received the recommendation of 67 deputies to 46 from the veteran Likud leader. The remaining seven of the 26th Knesset opted to abstain on a piece of information that was irrelevant on a mathematical level, but decisive in the political field because they belonged to "Torah Judaism." This ultra-Orthodox party is open for the first time in recent years to leaving Netanyahu's bloc and joining its rivals as long as it receives a solution regarding the recruitment of its young Torah students.
One month after the third anniversary of the death of his son Gal (25) in the military offensive in the Gaza Strip launched after the attack on October 7, 2023 in which two of his nephews also died, Eisenkot faces a personal, political and national examination. The mission that awaits him in the next 42 days (28 and, if necessary, 14 extensions) is very different from those he ordered and participated in in his long career in the army culminated as chief of the General Staff (2015-2019).
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Gadi Eisenkot will try to form a Government in the next 42 days, with a possible extension of an additional 14 days.
Very likely · Within weeks
Torah Judaism could join Eisenkot's coalition if it receives a solution regarding the recruitment of its Torah students.
Possible · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Will Gadi Eisenkot manage to form a Government within the allotted 42 days?
- What specific solution will you propose regarding recruiting Torah students to gain the support of Torah Judaism?
- What will be the final composition of the government coalition?
