{"id":66082,"date":"2026-11-08T13:47:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T18:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=66082"},"modified":"2026-11-08T13:47:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T18:47:31","slug":"the-fallout-from-the-israeli-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=66082","title":{"rendered":"The Fallout From The Israeli Election"},"content":{"rendered":"

Israeli elections are complicated–you vote for the party–not for the candidate. In the recent election for Prime Minister, Netanyahu\u2019s coalition controlled 53 votes in Parliament. Eisenkot\u2019s four-party \u201cchange bloc\u201d holds just 48 seats. The Knesset has 120 incoming lawmakers. On Saturday, Breitbart<\/a> posted an article with an update on the situation.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced Saturday that he will give former military chief Gadi Eisenkot the first opportunity to form Israel\u2019s next government, handing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a significant political setback nearly two weeks after the country\u2019s parliamentary elections.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The decision places Eisenkot, leader of the opposition Yashar party, in position to challenge Israel\u2019s longest-serving prime minister, although assembling a governing coalition remains a formidable obstacle.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite securing recommendations from 67 of the Knesset\u2019s 120 incoming lawmakers, Eisenkot\u2019s four-party \u201cchange bloc\u201d holds just 48 seats, while Netanyahu\u2019s outgoing coalition controls 53, leaving neither side with a parliamentary majority.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Herzog informed both leaders of his decision Saturday following consultations with representatives of the newly elected parliament and additional discussions over the weekend. Eisenkot will formally receive the mandate Sunday at 5 p.m. local time, beginning a 28-day period to form a government that the president can extend by up to 14 days.<\/strong><\/p>\n

During that time Netanyahu will remain as Prime Minister.<\/p>\n

The article notes:<\/p>\n

The president\u2019s decision follows an election in which Netanyahu\u2019s longstanding parliamentary alliance fell short of the 61 seats needed for an outright majority, despite outperforming expectations. During presidential consultations, 46 lawmakers recommended Netanyahu, while the seven members of United Torah Judaism (UTJ), an ultra-Orthodox party traditionally allied with him, declined to endorse either candidate.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eisenkot secured his 67 recommendations with the backing of 19 lawmakers from the Arab parties Ra\u2019am and the Joint List, whose support has emerged as a central obstacle to establishing a government capable of replacing Netanyahu.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Against that backdrop, Netanyahu warned in a video statement Saturday that a government dependent on Arab-party support would undermine Israel\u2019s ability to confront Hamas and other security threats, including Iran.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cA government dependent on terror supporters will not fight terror,\u201d Netanyahu warned, accusing the Arab parties of holding positions incompatible with Israel\u2019s security interests.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWith such a government, Israel simply will not survive,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I question the idea of changing horses in mid-stream–I am not convinced that the war between Israel and Iran is over. This is a situation that bears watching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Israeli elections are complicated–you vote for the party–not for the candidate. In the recent election for Prime Minister, Netanyahu\u2019s coalition controlled 53 votes in Parliament. Eisenkot\u2019s four-party \u201cchange bloc\u201d holds just 48 seats. The Knesset has 120 incoming lawmakers. On … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[10348,20491,20490,20492,13457],"class_list":["post-66082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-breitbart","tag-gadi-eisenkot","tag-israeli-elections","tag-israeli-president-isaac-herzog","tag-israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=66082"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66084,"href":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66082\/revisions\/66084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=66082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=66082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=66082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}