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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Eisenkot and Lieberman Seek Ultra-Orthodox Support for Government

Gadi Eisenkot and Avigdor Lieberman agreed to try forming a government with ultra-Orthodox parties, seeking to prevent reliance on Arab support. Lieberman requested time for these negotiations, while Eisenkot aims to quickly declare success in forming a government.

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What happened

  1. 01Gadi Eisenkot and Avigdor Lieberman will attempt to form a government with ultra-Orthodox parties.
  2. 02Lieberman requested a delay to negotiate with ultra-Orthodox parties, avoiding reliance on Arab support.
  3. 03Eisenkot plans to quickly declare success in forming a government after replacing the Knesset speaker.
  4. 04Yisrael Beiteinu aims to secure the chairmanship of the Finance Committee.
  5. 05The "change bloc" is working to recruit right-wing Knesset members, including from Likud.

The "change bloc" is also seeking to include right-wing members of Knesset in the potential coalition.

Translated and summarized by baba from i24NEWS Arabic, the latest report. Read i24NEWS Arabic’s original

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