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Eisenkot Rejects Netanyahu Rotation, Threatens Immediate Resignation

By Drooid · Oct 21, 2026, 7:57 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Eisenkot Refuses Rotation

Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot said he will not serve under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a rotation.
He pledged to resign within an hour if a rotation agreement were formed.
Polls show Yashar at about 23% and level with Likud, with neither reaching 61 seats.
President Isaac Herzog will seek a unity or rotation government to avoid the 2019-2020 deadlock.
Eisenkot met Avigdor Liberman to boost voter turnout.

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Abbas Urges Arab Vote

United Arab List chief Mansour Abbas urges the 21% Arab minority to vote in the October 27 election.
Abbas says his party could help form a change government despite Eisenkot’s refusal to join an Arab coalition.
Joint List leader Ahmad Tibi proposes a block to back an Eisenkot government and launch a commission on October 7.

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Historical Context

In the May 29, 1996 Israeli election, Likud’s Benjamin Netanyahu won the prime-minister ballot by just 29,457 votes while his party secured only 32 Knesset seats, forcing a precarious 61-seat coalition. The resulting stalemate delayed legislation for months, a pattern President Isaac Herzog now seeks to avoid. Current talks echo that deadlock as Gadi Eisenkot rejects rotation and Mansour Abbas urges Arab turnout.

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Eisenkot Refuses Rotation

Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot said he will not serve under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a rotation.
He pledged to resign within an hour if a rotation agreement were formed.
Polls show Yashar at about 23% and level with Likud, with neither reaching 61 seats.
President Isaac Herzog will seek a unity or rotation government to avoid the 2019-2020 deadlock.
Eisenkot met Avigdor Liberman to boost voter turnout.

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