Israel’s Eisenkot says country voted for change
Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot says millions of Israelis voted for change, tired of Benjamin Netanyahu’s ‘lies’. In his first public comment after polls closed, Eisenkot warned rival Netanyahu not to use Israel’s security to ‘serve his political interests’.
Arab-majority party Ra’am and the Democrats have backed Gadi Eisenkot in a bid to form Israel’s next government.
Democrats’ sweep could urge Israel’s divided opposition to join forces and remove prime minister closely allied with Trump The Democrats’ sweep of Congress may make it easier for Israel’s splintered opposition to overcome deep internal divisions and form a coalition government, by increasing the urgency of unseating Benjamin Netanyahu, who has associated himself so closely with Donald Trump’s Republicans. But as Israel took stock of the results, there was also a sense that the elections marked a longer-term shift in US politics that will make the job of any new Israeli leader far more difficul
Arab-majority parties in Israel, the Joint List and Ra’am, have backed Netanyahu’s rival Gadi Eisenkot to form a governm
Announcement comes after majority of Israeli lawmakers endorse Eisenkot over Netanyahu.
Netanyahu's rivals say US midterm results show Israel 'cannot afford' to have the prime minister remain in office.
Eisenkot's bloc and Arab-led parties seek to oust Netanyahu, but failure to form government could leave him in power.