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  "id": 18784686,
  "title": "Israel's president taps opposition candidate Eisenkot to form a government, in setback for Netanyahu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/israels-president-taps-opposition-candidate-eisenkot-to-form-a-18784686",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T20:39:08.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/israels-president-taps-opposition-candidate-eisenkot-to-form-a-government-in-setback-for-netanyahu"
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  "account": "Israeli President Isaac Herzog has selected opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot to attempt forming a governing coalition after the country's elections on October 27, according to the Associated Press report. Eisenkot, a former military chief, had campaigned as the principal challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leading a group of parties aiming to remove Israel's longest-serving premier. Although neither Eisenkot nor Netanyahu secured a majority in the vote, representatives from most of Israel's major parties advised the president to appoint Eisenkot to build a new government. The announcement was made shortly after Netanyahu urged for a \"national unity government\" in a video statement, cautioning against forming a government with \"terrorist supporters,\" a reference to the Arab-led parties. Netanyahu and his supporters have repeatedly characterized the Arab-led parties as a threat to national security, while Eisenkot has expressed openness to partnering with them under specific conditions, including labeling Hamas as a terrorist group that requires destruction. Eisenkot's party, Yashar, responded critically to Netanyahu's video on social media, urging members of his Likud party to disavow their alliance with \"radical parties,\" which they perceived as a call to distance themselves from more extreme groups within their religious-nationalist constituency.",
  "summary": "Neither Eisenkot nor Netanyahu won a clear majority in the vote. But in marathon discussions with the president this week, representatives from most of Israel's main parties recommended Eisenkot be tasked with assembling a new government.",
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        "title": "Israeli president to task Gadi Eisenkot with forming governing coalition",
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        "title": "Israel’s president taps opposition candidate Eisenkot to form a government, in setback for Netanyahu",
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        "outlet": "El Pais",
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        "title": "Israeli president tasks Gadi Eisenkot with forming new government",
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        "title": "Israel’s president taps Eisenkot to form government, in setback for Netanyahu",
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        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Israel's president picks Eisenkot over Netanyahu to try to form new government",
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        "title": "Israel's president taps opposition candidate Eisenkot to form a government, in setback for Netanyahu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/israels-president-taps-opposition-candidate-eisenkot-to-form-a-18786196",
        "published": "2026-11-07T20:18:18.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Israel president taps Eisenkot to form new government",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/israel-president-taps-eisenkot-to-form-new-government",
        "published": "2026-11-07T20:30:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Yashar's Eisenkot to receive mandate to form new government, president announces",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/yashars-eisenkot-to-receive-mandate-to-form-new-government-president",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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