‘Unfit to remain in office’: Eisenkot attacks Netanyahu after ‘hateful’ Knesset speech
Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party cancelled a meeting with Netanyahu's Likud party after his controversial speech. Eisenkot criticized Netanyahu for his divisive and unfit behavior during the Knesset swearing-in ceremony. Netanyahu continues to advocate for a unity government while rejecting ties with Arab parties. The political landscape remains fragmented with no party holding a clear majority in…
On Tuesday, Israeli ex-army chief Gadi Eisenkot and his allies initiated a legislative push to challenge caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s legacy as a new parliament convened in a tense first session. Despite uncertainties surrounding who can form a government, Eisenkot’s diverse coalition wasted no time shaping the Knesset’s agenda, receiving approval from Arab-Israeli lawmakers, a move that has ignited opposition from Netanyahu’s supporters and even some of Eisenkot’s right-wing allies.
Eisenkot’s Yashar party announced a list of proposals before the new parliament’s formation, one of which is the establishment of an independent commission to probe security shortcomings that enabled the Hamas assault on October 7, 2023. Netanyahu has consistently opposed this investigation.
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