Netanyahu calls for national unity government, Eisenkot calls his proposal a “political maneuver”
After talks with Gadi Eisenkot, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the formation of a national unity government with the presence of parties that support the existence of the occupied territory of Israel. He claimed that Iran is trying to revive its nuclear program and emphasized that confronting this threat requires an inclusive government.
Netanyahu continued to call for setting aside political differences and preconditions for forming a national unity government, and said that the issue of conscription could also be resolved with the participation of representatives of the Haredi community.
In response to Gadi, former Israeli Prime Minister Eisenkot called Netanyahu’s invitation to negotiate a “political maneuver” and said that the meeting of the negotiating teams of the “Yashar” and Likud parties had been scheduled for the following day.
Eisenkot has accused Netanyahu of creating division and obstructing the formation of a new government, and has said that the conditions for joining the emergency government led by him are accepting the principles he proposes and distancing himself from extremist currents.
He also called on the Likud party and the Religious Zionist Movement to support his candidacy for the appointment of Matan Kahana as speaker of parliament in Tuesday’s elections, saying he was working to form a national emergency government as soon as possible.
