Israel: Gadi Eisenkot tasked with forming government, a setback for Benjamin Netanyahu
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Israel: Gadi Eisenkot tasked with forming government, a setback for Benjamin Netanyahu (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Israeli President Isaac Herzog is to task opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government, after the October 27 legislative elections produced no clear majority. Eisenkot has 28 days to do so.
Divided Israelis agree: Forming next government won't be easy (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Israelis are divided over President Herzog's decision to task Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government after Benjamin Netanyahu lost his parliamentary majority. All agree that forming a government will be difficult, and Eisenkot has six weeks to do so.
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