An opposition leader in Israel, Eizondot, has been officially authorized to form the next government after visiting the presidential residence.
[Yitzhak Herzog / President of Israel: Mr. Gadi Eisenkot, I entrust you with the task of forming a government.] President Herzog called for overcoming the crisis, citing Israel's international isolation and the upcoming U.S. midterm elections. [Yitzhak Herzog / President of Israel: We must withstand sanctions and political threats and respond to the new political situation within the United States.] Aizenkot has pledged to establish a “national emergency government” through creative and extraordinary measures. [Gadi Aizenkot / Israeli Prime Minister Candidate: Israel does not have the luxury of dragging out the political process or repeating endless elections.]
Eisenkot, now prime minister candidate, has up to six weeks. If they fail to form a coalition within this period, the opportunity will pass to Prime Minister Netanyahu and others, or they will have to hold another general election. The biggest variable is the Arab parties that secured 19 seats in the general election. Aizenko expressed that he could bring Hamas into the coalition on the condition that they agreed to its dissolution. However, some opposition parties are firmly rejecting this, making it difficult to find common ground. While he could ally with the ultra-Orthodox faction demanding military exemption or share power with Prime Minister Netanyahu, he cannot avoid a fatal blow.
Prime Minister Netanyahu is looking for an opening by demanding a national unity government on one hand while appeasing right-wing parties within the opposition on the other. [Benjamin Netanyahu / Prime Minister of Israel: Now is the time for unity. I called for unity during the campaign and continued to emphasize it even after the election If full-scale war between the United States and Iran resumes, the situation in the Middle East is likely to cause the Israeli political landscape to shake once again. This is YTN YouTu-gwon. Video Editing | Go Chang-young Subtitled News | Kim Dae-cheon
Since the coalition has been formed, we must first punish Netanyahu.
