Eisenkot calls Netanyahu's unity plea a 'bluff,' urges backing for Yashar's Knesset speaker pick

Yashar chairman and MK Gadi Eisenkot has characterized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call for a unity government as a bluff and political spin. According to the Jerusalem Post, Eisenkot claimed that negotiations between the negotiating teams of Likud and Yashar have already been scheduled for Sunday. He described the Prime Minister's appeal as a ruse, alleging that Netanyahu calls for negotiations while simultaneously sowing division and incitement within the Knesset.

Arutz Sheva - Israel National News reported that Netanyahu requested Eisenkot join him for closed-door talks, without preconditions, to reach agreements on forming a unity government. Eisenkot challenged Likud and Religious Zionism to prove their intentions during Tuesday's vote for Knesset speaker, as noted by Haaretz. The Jerusalem Post reported that Eisenkot stated conditions for joining an emergency government under his leadership would include parting ways with extremists and accepting his outlined principles.

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