Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog assigns Ishar Party Chairman Gadi Eisenkot to forming the next government after consultation with Knesset factions. - 67 Knesset members recommended Eisenkot for a mandate, compared to 46 who supported Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Another seven chose not to recommend any of the candidates. —. Herzog will officially hand over the mandate to Eisenkot in a ceremony at the Presidential Palace on Sunday, November 8, at 5:00 p.m. local time.