Eisenkot gets nod to form Israeli government
Israel’s president tapped Gadi Eisenkot to try to form the country’s next government, kicking off a tortuous negotiating process that could oust long-serving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. While Eisenkot and Netanyahu differ in style and substance, both men reflect the “ monolithically anti-Palestinian stance that dominates Israeli politics,” an International Crisis Group expert told Le Monde. There is also little “real difference” between the two on Iran, an Israeli analyst said, though recent elections in the US and Israel have created further uncertainty around the simmering conflict: President Donald Trump said on Sunday that further US strikes were “ highly unlikely,” while Iran — which has taken credit for Republicans’ poor midterm showing — said negotiations were paused following the “shock” election result.
Israel’s president tapped Gadi Eisenkot to try to form the country’s next government, kicking off a tortuous negotiating process that could oust long-serving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. While Eisenkot and Netanyahu differ in style and substance, both men reflect the “ monolithically anti-Palestinian stance that dominates Israeli politics,” an International Crisis Group expert told Le Monde.
There is also little “real difference” between the two on Iran, an Israeli analyst said, though recent elections in the US and Israel have created further uncertainty around the simmering conflict: President Donald Trump said on Sunday that further US strikes were “ highly unlikely,” while Iran — which has taken credit for Republicans’ poor midterm showing — said negotiations were paused following the “shock” election result.