Netanyahu and Eisenkot Differ on Unity Government, Rotation
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Sources indicate internal support within Likud and Yisrael Beiteinu for a unity government where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot would share the premiership, despite public disagreements. This follows Netanyahu's call for unity talks and Eisenkot's rejection of the timing, with negotiation teams meeting without breakthroughs. Yisrael Beiteinu insists Eisenkot is focused on forming a national emergency government, calling other options "false spins."
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- Sources suggest internal support for a Netanyahu-Eisenkot premiership rotation despite public opposition.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu called for unity government talks, which Eisenkot dismissed as a "spin."
- Negotiation teams from Likud and Yisrael Beiteinu met but reported no breakthroughs.
- Yisrael Beiteinu stated Eisenkot is focused on forming a national emergency government.
- Likud MK Elisha Madan protested outside the Knesset for a unity government.
Despite public opposition to a rotation agreement, sources within both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party and Gadi Eisenkot's Yisrael Beiteinu party reportedly support a unity government where the two leaders would share the premiership. This was reported by Amiel Yarhi on i24NEWS.
The opposition to a rotation is also present in private discussions, but some within both parties are pushing for this possibility. The report comes after a turbulent 24 hours between Netanyahu and Eisenkot. The previous day, Netanyahu called on Eisenkot to enter negotiations for a unity government without preconditions, citing security threats, particularly from Iran, as necessitating a broad government. Eisenkot rejected the call, labeling it "another spin" and stating that a negotiation meeting was already scheduled.
Concurrently, Likud MK Elisha Madan set up a protest tent outside the Knesset demanding the formation of a unity government. Negotiation teams from Likud and Yisrael Beiteinu met at a hotel in Herzliya, with Shalom Shlomo, a representative of Naftali Bennett, also in attendance. The meeting lasted about an hour and concluded without any reported breakthroughs.
In response to the rotation reports, Yisrael Beiteinu stated, "Eisenkot is working to establish a national emergency government headed by him quickly, and all efforts are directed towards this goal. Any other option is a false spin." The Likud party chose not to comment.
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