Israel’s president picks Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot to form government
Knesset has been deadlocked since the election last month when Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition lost its majority
TL;DR
- President Isaac Herzog has tasked Gadi Eisenkot with forming Israel's next government.
- Eisenkot is the leader of the Yashar party and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's strongest rival.
- Neither Netanyahu nor Eisenkot's bloc secured a majority in the recent deadlocked election.
- Eisenkot has stated his intention to form a national emergency government.
- He aims to unite Israelis and has vowed to crack down on extremist West Bank settlers.
- Eisenkot opposes the creation of a Palestinian state and seeks to end Hamas's rule in Gaza.