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Eisenkot tipped to seek Israel government as religious party drops Netanyahu

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Eisenkot tipped to seek Israel govt amid ongoing talks
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Gadi Eisenkot, the Israeli opposition leader, has emerged as the favourite to be tasked with trying to form an Israeli government, after a religious party long aligned with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined to recommend him. According to The Hindu, a key lawmaker from the Israeli-Arab minority, whose seats in Parliament rose due to outrage over Netanyahu's policies, also recommended Eisenkot. Talks on forming the government are ongoing.

This continues an earlier story: Eisenkot rules out Netanyahu alliance as Israeli election leaves no majority

Later: Israeli opposition candidate Eisenkot says he is making significant progress toward forming a government

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  1. RTÉ

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    RTÉ reports that Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as the favourite to be tasked with trying to form an Israeli government, as a religious party long aligned with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined to recommend him.

  2. The Hindu

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    The Hindu reports that Eisenkot is tipped to seek an Israeli government as a religious party drops Netanyahu, and that a key lawmaker from the Israeli-Arab minority has also recommended the opposition leader.

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