Eisenkot, the Israeli ex-general tasked with forming new govt
Should he succeed, he would take over as prime minister from Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving premier.
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Israel president taps Eisenkot to form new government
Israel's president announced on Saturday he would task Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government following last week's election, in what Netanyahu's rivals see as a first step to remove the country's longest-serving prime minister. The opposition bloc led by Eisenkot, a former military chief and political newcomer who has tried to appeal to secular and liberal Israelis, has opened the door to a once improbable alliance with ultra-Orthodox Jews, which could give it the numbers to form a coalition.
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Israeli president picks Gadi Eisenkot, leader of anti-Netanyahu coalition, to form government
The anti-Netanyahu alliance led by former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot has been tasked by President Isaac Herzog with forming a new government, with tricky coalition talks expected.
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Israel's president picks Eisenkot over Netanyahu to try to form new government
Former army chief, backed by both Arab-led parties, has 28 days to build a coalition as Netanyahu fights to stay in power