While coalition uncertainty emerged from the ballot box in the October 27 elections, the Joint List is positive about the idea of forming a government under the leadership of Eisenkot. On the other hand, some right-wing figures in the opposition bloc state that they will withdraw their support if a coalition is formed with Palestinian Israeli citizens.
Israeli MP Ofer Cassif evaluated the possibility of the Joint List and the opposition bloc led by Eisenkot forming a government.
Noting that the main reason why the opposition parties cannot form a joint government is that there are many racist elements within the bloc, Cassif emphasized that these elements within the opposition bloc do not cooperate with Palestinian Israeli citizens and their representatives.
Cassif stated that racist personalities within the opposition bloc reject any formula based on the support of Palestinian Israeli citizens and said:
"I hope and believe that Mr. Eisenkot will eventually understand that the greatest danger to Israelis and the region is Netanyahu himself and his fascist allies. If other opposition elements understand this, they will see that there is no other option but to cooperate to overthrow the current government.
As the Joint List, we know that the next government will not be the kind of government we want. It will be very far from our views and beliefs. But we know that our real enemy now is Netanyahu and his gang. "We must do everything we can to remove him from power."
Cassif evaluated that Parliament Speaker Amir Ohana has been acting as a representative and even servant of Netanyahu and the coalition, rather than the Parliament for the last 4 years, and stated that Ohana needs to be changed and that the opposition has the majority to ensure this.
Cassif noted that they will recommend Eisenkot as the Joint List to President Isaac Herzog on Thursday to give him the task of forming a government, and that they will act together with other elements of the opposition to replace the Speaker of the Parliament next week.
Emphasizing that they are determined to remove Netanyahu and his partners from power, although they know that they will have disagreements with the new government, Cassif said, "The biggest enemy and the biggest risk for Israel, the Palestinians, the region and even the wider geography is Netanyahu and his team."
Israel's genocide supporter and far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir repeated the claim that foreign countries interfered in the elections in Israel. Claiming that the elections were manipulated and the results were fake, Ben-Gvir stated that he would vote against the certification of the election results in the vote to be held today in the Central Election Committee.
According to the unconfirmed results of the elections held in Israel on October 27, there was coalition uncertainty in the ballot box.
While the ruling bloc led by Netanyahu had 53 deputies and the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot had 48 deputies, neither group could reach the required number of 61 deputies to form a coalition government in the 120-seat Israeli Parliament.
The two lists representing Palestinian Israeli citizens achieved a historical success, reaching 19 seats and occupying a key position in the Parliament's arithmetic.
While the election results were expected to be finalized by November 4, far-right parties, especially Netanyahu's Likud party, claimed that Qatar was financing efforts to increase the participation rate of Arab voters, based on the success of Israeli Arab citizens in the elections, and Israel's domestic intelligence agency Shin-Bet (Shabak) launched an investigation upon the allegations. Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected the allegations.
In response to Netanyahu and his allies' claim that the "elections were stolen", the Central Election Committee announced that it would announce the official results today.
