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Liberman Rejects Eisenkot’s Coalition Plan With Netanyahu

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu leader) accused Gadi Eisenkot (Yashar chief) of planning a coalition with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Liberman said Eisenkot’s campaign aims to become the largest party, pull votes from the opposition, and breaches the September 26 agreement.
Liberman declared he will not back any minority government, rejecting Eisenkot’s option.
Eisenkot warned that as long as Netanyahu stays prime minister, Hamas will remain in power.

History

Historical Context

In 1977 Menachem Begin’s Likud, newly formed in 1973, captured 43 Knesset seats and built Israel’s first right-wing government with the National Religious Party and Agudat Yisrael, ending three decades of Labor rule. That coalition model established a pattern of right-wing bloc-building that today sees Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Liberman claim Defense Minister Yoav Eisenkot is courting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a new governing alliance.

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Story summary

Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu leader) accused Gadi Eisenkot (Yashar chief) of planning a coalition with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Liberman said Eisenkot’s campaign aims to become the largest party, pull votes from the opposition, and breaches the September 26 agreement.
Liberman declared he will not back any minority government, rejecting Eisenkot’s option.
Eisenkot warned that as long as Netanyahu stays prime minister, Hamas will remain in power.

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