Former IDF chief and Yashar party chair Gadi Eisenkot said in an interview at the Herzliya Conference on Wednesday that a month into the war, coalition MKs approached him about forming a government under his leadership. He did not provide names or specify whether any approach succeeded.
Former IDF chief and Yashar party chair Gadi Eisenkot said Wednesday at the Herzliya Conference at Reichman University that a month into the October 7 war, coalition MKs approached him about forming a government under his leadership. The remark echoes an earlier interview in which Eisenkot described a constructive no-confidence bid that would have briefly made him prime minister. The current statement does not name which MKs initiated the contact or whether it progressed beyond an initial approach. Eisenkot, a member of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, has been a vocal critic of the Netanyahu government's handling of the war and the hostage crisis. The Zioneer first reported Eisenkot's initial disclosure of the no-confidence overture on Wednesday morning.
2 developments
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- DevelopingFormer IDF chief Eisenkot slams political leadership, demands answers on Iran and war goals
- DevelopingGadi Eisenkot hints he would partner with Netanyahu
- DevelopingLikud ministers open to serving under Eisenkot if he leans on Arab support
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