Arab party support gives Eisenkot majority backing as PM, Abbas calls for Hamas disarmament
The Jerusalem Post · KESHET NEEV, SHIR PERETS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF ·
Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit recommends Netanyahu • UTJ abstains from recommending candidate • Yair Golan's Democrats, Mansour Abbas' Ra'am, Yousef Jabareen's Joint List recommend Eisenkot
The consultations between President Isaac Herzog and party representatives on whom to recommend to form the next government continued at the President’s Residence on Thursday, with three of the five factions attending backing Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot to receive the mandate.
The recommendations put Eisenkot in a position to receive the mandate from Herzog over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once consultations with all parties conclude Thursday evening.
The left-wing Democrats party and Ra’am (United Arab List) both recommended Eisenkot. During the talks, Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas said the party supports the full disarmament of Hamas, which is one of the four principles Eisenkot has set out as conditions for joining his coalition.
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