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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Netanyahu Allies Float Surprise Unity Government Plan to Lure Eisenkot

Sources close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are proposing a unity government plan that includes Gadi Eisenkot, the opposition leader, offering a government without ultra-Orthodox parties initially and a potential rotation in leadership.

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What happened

  1. 01Netanyahu's allies are proposing a unity government plan to recruit opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot.
  2. 02The plan includes forming a government without ultra-Orthodox parties initially.
  3. 03Eisenkot previously vowed not to serve under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
  4. 04The proposed government would first pass the Conscription Law.
  5. 05Opposition figures have dismissed the idea as politically suicidal.
  6. 06Both political blocs are awaiting final election results.

This strategy aims to persuade Eisenkot to join despite his prior refusal to serve under Netanyahu. The plan involves passing the Conscription Law first, then potentially adding the Haredi parties. Opposition figures have rejected the idea, calling it politically suicidal. Both blocs await final election results to determine their next steps.

Translated and summarized by baba from Maariv, the latest report. Read Maariv’s original

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