Eisenkot tipped to seek Israel government with backing of Arab lists

Jerusalem Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he will announce on Sunday (November 8, 2026) whom he will task with trying to form a new government, after the opposition’s Gadi Eisenkot secured a commanding number of recommendations to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Mr. Herzog held a second day of consultations with political parties on Thursday (November 5, 2026) after the October 27 election, in which neither Mr.

Netanyahu — a polarising right-winger who has led Israel through three years of war — nor Mr. Eisenkot — a former military chief promising to restore national unity — secured enough votes for a majority. Midterm results put U.S.-Israel ties under further strain Midterm results put U.S.-Israel ties under further strain Critics on both sides argue that Mr.

Netanyahu pulled Mr. Trump into a war he could not win. Now when even the Vice-President is blaming the war for the electoral defeat, the real target is the ‘special relationship’ with Israel News Analysis Midterm results put U.S.-Israel ties under further strain storyline 1 Mr.