Joint List to Recommend Eisenkot for Prime Minister, Aiming to Thwart Netanyahu
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
The Joint List unanimously decided to recommend Gadi Eisenkot to President Yitzhak Herzog for prime minister, aiming to prevent Netanyahu's return to power. The party's delegation will formally present this recommendation on Thursday afternoon. Eisenkot now has the support of 67 Knesset members, compared to Netanyahu's 46, increasing Eisenkot's advantage in securing the mandate.
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- The Joint List will recommend Gadi Eisenkot to President Herzog for prime minister.
- The decision aims to prevent Netanyahu's return to power and block international pressure.
- Eisenkot now has the support of 67 Knesset members, while Netanyahu has 46.
- United Torah Judaism decided not to recommend any candidate for prime minister.
- The Joint List delegation is scheduled to visit the President's residence Thursday afternoon.
The Joint List announced on Thursday its unanimous decision to recommend Gadi Eisenkot as the candidate to form the next government to Israel's President Yitzhak Herzog. A delegation from the party, including Yosef Jabareen, Ahmad Tibi, Bachar Outa, Ofer Cassif, and Maha Karakeb-Sabbah, is scheduled to visit the President's residence later Thursday to formally present their recommendation.
The party stated that this move is intended to fulfill the will of its voters and prevent Netanyahu's return to power. Representatives acknowledged their opposition to the policies of the opposition bloc led by Eisenkot, but emphasized that their recommendation aims to widen the gap in the number of recommending Knesset members, thereby blocking international and regional pressure for a unity government that would keep Netanyahu in office.
This decision increases the number of Knesset members recommending Eisenkot to 67, while Netanyahu has the support of only 46 members, following the decision by the United Torah Judaism party not to recommend any candidate. This move further solidifies Eisenkot's numerical advantage in the race to receive the mandate from the President.
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