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Netanyahu, Eisenkot Unity Talks Begin Amid Leadership Stalemate
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Negotiating teams from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud and Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! party met Sunday to discuss a unity government, but leadership disagreements persist. Eisenkot, who holds the mandate to form the government, refuses to serve under Netanyahu or consider a rotation. Netanyahu also seeks to lead. Meanwhile, the anti-Netanyahu bloc is moving to take control of key Knesset positions, including the speaker role, as talks with ultra-Orthodox parties remain stalled.
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- Netanyahu and Eisenkot's parties met Sunday to discuss a unity government, but leadership disputes remain.
- Gadi Eisenkot, holding the mandate to form the government, refuses to serve under Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Netanyahu insists on serving first in any potential leadership rotation.
- Eisenkot is pursuing separate negotiations with ultra-Orthodox and Arab parties.
- The anti-Netanyahu bloc is moving to secure key Knesset leadership positions.
- Disagreements over military conscription and religion stall talks with ultra-Orthodox factions.
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