Eisenkot Says He Is Open to Netanyahu Joining Government

Al Jazeera reports that Israel's president has tasked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming a new government, and that he is open to Netanyahu joining. Eisenkot told allies he is committed to a national emergency government, setting four conditions for partners, including recognition of Hamas as a terrorist organization.

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• Eisenkot open to Netanyahu joining Israel’s next government (Al Jazeera)
• Gadi Eisenkot reaches out to Netanyahu allies as he strives to form government (The Guardian)
• Israel's Gadi Eisenkot: Anyone who tries to sabotage the formation of the government for personal rather than substantive reasons will be remembered in history as someone who failed to save Israel in… (clashreport on Telegram)
• Israel's Gadi Eisenkot: If the members of Likud and Religious Zionism truly believe that this is a time for unity, as they told the president, I cannot imagine any reason why they would not come and… (clashreport on Telegram)
• Israel's Gadi Eisenkot: If you are prepared to sign on to the four principles I have presented, you are a potential partner in the national emergency government under my leadership. First… (clashreport on Telegram)
• Israel's Gadi Eisenkot: I am committed to using the mandate given to me here today to lead the formation of a national emergency government. Israel does not have the luxury of wasting time or… (clashreport on Telegram)
• Israel's Gadi Eisenkot: Seventy-four members of the Knesset no longer have confidence in the continuation of the outgoing government and the man who leads it. This is the voice of the public. This is… (clashreport on Telegram)
• Israel's Gadi Eisenkot: We are in the midst of a destructive diplomatic crisis. Even our closest friends and strategic allies are saying that they must reconsider their relations with us. (clashreport on Telegram)

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