On Saturday, November 7, the President of Israel, Yitzhak Herzog, appointed Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bitter opponent, to try to form a new government. This decision was made after the election without a certain result. After the elections, neither Eisenkot nor Netanyahu have a clear way to gain power and form a government. This news comes as Herzog announced last Thursday that he will present a candidate who has a better chance of forming a new government on Sunday. According to Reuters, in Herzog's consultations with political parties and currents, 67 representatives out of the 120 members of the Israeli parliament supported Eisenkot and 46 supported Netanyahu.

On Saturday, November 7, the President of Israel, Yitzhak Herzog, appointed Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bitter opponent, to try to form a new government. This decision was made after the election without a certain result. After the elections, neither Eisenkot nor Netanyahu have a clear way to gain power and form a government. This news comes as Herzog announced last Thursday that he will present a candidate who has a better chance of forming a new government on Sunday. According to Reuters, in Herzog's consultations with political parties and currents, 67 representatives out of the 120 members of the Israeli parliament supported Eisenkot and 46 supported Netanyahu.