Israel: Eisenkot points to progress in negotiations to form a new government and Lieberman shows flexibility in recruiting ultra-Orthodox.
Consultations continue between the Israeli opposition parties for the formation of a new government to succeed Benjamin Netanyahu's government, amid indications of progress in the negotiations, as the leader of the opposition bloc, Gadi Eisenkot, expressed his optimism that he can be entrusted with the task, after 67 deputies supported his appointment. This is at the same time that the leader of the "Israel Beitnou" party, Avigdor Lieberman, has shown flexibility when it comes to recruiting extreme (Orthodox) Jews, in a move that may open the way to an alliance with their parties, when President Yitzhak Herzog announced his decision on Sunday.
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