Israeli opposition leaders recommend Eisenkot for prime minister, vow to form ‘national emergency government’

Israeli opposition leaders agreed Tuesday to recommend Yashar party head Gadi Eisenkot to President Isaac Herzog to form the next government, vowing to replace Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration with a “national emergency government.” The agreement was reached following a joint meeting of opposition party leaders in Herzliya in west-central Israel ahead of the start of consultations at Herzog’s residence on Wednesday, The Jerusalem Post reported. The statement said all participating parties will recommend Eisenkot to Herzog to form the next government, and their negotiating teams will immediately begin drafting policy guidelines and coalition agreements needed to establish the new cabinet. “The party leaders are coordinated and will act immediately to replace the ‘Oct. 7 government’ with a national emergency government,” the […]