Yitzhak Herzog, the President of Israel, on Sunday, November 17, at the ceremony announcing the support of the majority of the representatives of the Knesset Gedi Eisenkot, the head of the Ishar party, entrusted him with the job of assembling the new Israeli government.
Herzog announced that in the consultations after the elections to the 26th Knesset, representatives of factions with a total of 67 mandates proposed Eisenkot to form the government. On the other hand, 46 members of parliament supported Binyamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel and head of the Likud party, and seven members of parliament did not present a single candidate.
The President of Israel said that although the Likud is the largest party in the Knesset, Eisenkot has the clear and decisive support of the majority of representatives and has the best chance of forming the next government.
In another part of his speech, he pointed to the security and political challenges facing the future Israeli government and said: "The Islamic Republic will not stop its threats and plots even for a moment."
The President of Israel emphasized that Israel must act to create a political perspective in the region and determine the future after the war, while dealing with the threats of the Islamic Republic.