Gadi Eisenkot Set To Become Israel's Next PM? Netanyahu's Rival Gets Big Backing From Arab Parties
\n\nGadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yashar party, is set to receive the backing of 67 members of the next Knesset for the post of Israeli prime minister, significantly ahead of incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu, who has secured 46 endorsements, according to The Times of Israel.
\n\nThe Arab Joint List has announced that it will recommend Eisenkot to President Isaac Herzog as the next prime minister, giving his candidature a major boost. The decision was unanimously approved by the three factions within the Joint List.
\n\nThe alliance said its decision was taken “in response to the public demand to prevent Netanyahu and his government from returning to power.”
\n\nEisenkot's tally of 67 endorsements gives him the support of a majority in the 120-member Knesset, putting him well ahead of Netanyahu. The ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party, meanwhile, has declined to endorse either candidate.
\n\nHowever, the endorsements do not necessarily mean that the parties backing Eisenkot will join his coalition if he is tasked with forming the next government.
\n\nThe Arab Joint List said backing Eisenkot is important, despite the opposition bloc’s failure so far to show…
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