Joint List to Back Eisenkot for President, Demands Key Knesset Committee Chairs
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
The Joint List is set to recommend Gadi Eisenkot for president without preconditions, with Ra'am already supporting him. However, they are demanding leadership of key Knesset committees, including Finance, Constitution, or Education, in exchange for supporting a change in Knesset Speaker. Mediator Yair Golan met with Joint List leaders Yosef Jabareen and Ahmed Tibi as negotiations continue. The faction also seeks a committee for Arab society and a five-year plan to combat crime and violence.
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- The Joint List will recommend Gadi Eisenkot for president without preconditions.
- The faction demands leadership of key Knesset committees for supporting a new Speaker.
- Key demands include heading the Finance, Constitution, or Education committees.
- They also seek a committee for Arab society and a plan to combat crime.
- Yair Golan is mediating talks between the Joint List and the "change bloc."
The Joint List is expected to recommend Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of "Yashar!", to President Yitzhak Herzog without preconditions. However, regarding support for replacing Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, the faction is setting a central condition among other political and budgetary demands: to head important Knesset committees, not just be relegated to secondary ones.
Among the demands the Joint List will present are leadership of one of the key Knesset committees, such as Finance, Constitution, or Education. They also seek the establishment of a committee to promote Arab society, with a representative from their faction appointed as its chairman, and three representatives on the Finance Committee. Furthermore, the faction requires a five-year plan for Arab society, including a comprehensive program to combat crime and violence, and legislation for a temporary order to freeze building demolitions.
Yair Golan is serving as a mediator in these discussions. The decision to recommend Eisenkot without preconditions is partly due to Ra'am's prior announcement of support, which already ensures he will have a significant number of recommenders. The Joint List's final decision is anticipated shortly before their representatives meet the President tomorrow at 4:45 PM, following another meeting in the morning.
In the context of these negotiations, Yair Golan met with Joint List leaders Yosef Jabareen and Ahmed Tibi yesterday. This was the first meeting between a leader of the "change bloc" and representatives of the Arab faction since the elections. Golan is acting as an intermediary between the change bloc and the Arab parties, given the bloc's agreement not to engage in direct talks at this stage with Balad, one of the three parties comprising the Joint List, which is expected to hold three Knesset seats.
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