The Hebrew Broadcasting Corporation revealed on Monday that the leader of Israel's Ishar party, Gadi Eisenkot, has pledged to refuse to join any government led by outgoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, even if US President Donald Trump asks him to do so. The Authority cited anonymous sources who said that Eisenkot said during a closed session that he would not sit in a government headed by Netanyahu, and emphasized that he would honor any invitation from Trump, but would reject his interference in Israeli internal affairs.
On Monday, Netanyahu continued his incitement against the Arab parties, claiming that the Israelis do not want a government that depends on the United Arab List and the Joint List, and accused both parties of supporting terrorism. He also confirmed in a post on the Hebrew media website that the "Israel Beitno", "Democrats" and "Maan" parties are going to support Eisenkot's mission to form the government, against the background of Arab members of parliament who hint at his support, which may raise the number of recommendations in his favor to 67 compared to 53 for Netanyahu.
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