Bennett backs Eisenkot to form Israeli government — SkimNews
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- Naftali Bennett's B’Yachad faction announced it will recommend Gadi Eisenkot to President Isaac Herzog to form the next government, citing a campaign promise to respect voter choice.
- Gadi Eisenkot received public endorsement from Bennett, responding that 'together, we will bring Israel back to the right path' as coalition talks begin.
- Israeli President Isaac Herzog will receive official election results on November 4 and begin consultations with party leaders to determine who can form a government.
- The opposition bloc won 67 Knesset seats, but its 48 Zionist and 19 Arab non-Zionist seats create a coalition-building challenge due to ideological divides.
- The incumbent coalition secured 53 seats, leaving both major blocs short of the 61 needed for a majority in the 120-member Knesset.
- The newly elected Knesset is scheduled to be sworn in on November 10, increasing pressure to resolve the deadlock before the deadline.
Why it matters: Eisenkot now has a critical endorsement from Bennett’s faction, but with Arab parties holding 19 seats and ideological gaps within the opposition, forming a stable coalition remains uncertain. The failure to reach 61 seats means any government will require fragile alliances, raising the risk of another election if negotiations fail by the swearing-in deadline.
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