Israel: Gadi Eisenkot seeks to consolidate his support for forming a government after the elections The Israeli opposition bloc, led by Gadi Eisenkot, seeks to gather the necessary support to create a parliamentary majority after the legislative elections on October 27, which left no clear winner. The role of the Arab parties, which won a historic record of 19 mandates, is at the center of the negotiations. Benjamin Netanyahu, for his part, proposes a broad coalition that would exclude these formations, which he accuses of "supporting terrorism." read more