'Show courage' and end Netanyahu's government, Tibi urges Israeli opposition leader
'Show courage' and end Netanyahu's government, Tibi urges Israeli opposition leader Speaking to David Hearst, Palestinian lawmaker Ahmad Tibi urged Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to show political courage and work with Arab parties to end Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rule. "I hope Eisenkot will be courageous enough to go forward and form a minority government, which will end this…
Palestinian lawmaker Ahmad Tibi called upon Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to demonstrate political courage and collaborate with Arab parties to bring an end to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. Tibi expressed hope that Eisenkot would have the bravery to form a minority government, thereby putting an immediate stop to the current Netanyahu-led administration.
In a recent interview on the David Hearst Podcast, Tibi, the founder and leader of the Ta' al party, stated that there was no democratic grounds for dismissing the prospect of cooperation with Palestinian representatives in the Knesset. His Ta' al party is part of the Joint List, which includes two other Palestinian-led parties, Hadash and Balad.
These three parties together secured 11 seats in the parliament. Adding another Palestinian party, Ra'am, which won eight seats, the two Palestinian blocs combined to hold a record 19 seats in the Knesset. This development implies that neither a government led by Netanyahu nor one led by Eisenkot can attain the necessary 61-seat majority without the support of Palestinian parties.
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