Eisenkot Gains Backing for First Shot at Forming Coalition, but Path to Majority Remains Uncertain

Summary

After Israel's election, the anti-Netanyahu bloc of 67 Knesset members recommended that President Isaac Herzog give Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot the first chance to build a governing coalition, according to The Times of Israel. The outlet reports that the move bolsters Eisenkot but leaves him well short of a government, and that it likely takes a power-sharing proposal off the table. The path to a majority is still uncertain.

Timeline

1. The Times of Israel

   6 Nov 2026, 01:57 UTCSource ↗

   The Times of Israel reports that Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot is bolstered by 67 Knesset members' recommendations that the president give him first crack at building a coalition, which likely takes the power-sharing proposal off the table, but his path to a majority is still uncertain.