power struggle in Tel Aviv; From the conflict between Netanyahu and Eisenkot to the dispute over the presidency of the Knesset; The Zionist political crisis has entered a new phase.
Summary: With the continuation of the political stalemate and the failure to assemble a cabinet, Israel's internal crisis intensified. The Cannes network reported that the Tel Aviv Defense Cabinet did not hold a meeting in the last month despite the tensions with Iran. Also, the opening of the new Knesset was accompanied by conflict and disagreement between Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot, who was responsible for forming the cabinet. Eisenkot called for an investigation into the security failures that led to the attack on October 7, 2023.
The Arab Joint List also announced that it will work to oust Netanyahu, the speaker of the Knesset, and his extremist government. At the same time, Netanyahu's opponents are trying to get rid of the current speaker of the Knesset, pave the way for the approval of plans to establish a commission of inquiry into the security failure on October 7, limit the term of office of the prime minister and restore judicial powers.
By leaving his allies in key positions in the Knesset, Netanyahu is trying to stop the progress of the opposition. In this way, the differences are not only about the formation of the cabinet, but have become a competition for the control of the political institutions and the responsibility of those responsible for security failures in the past.
In order to assemble the cabinet, Eisenkot needs to create a difficult coalition between the Arab, religious parties and part of the Likud party. He described the current situation as an emergency and warned that the regime has reached a dangerous point and is close to the point of no return. Yitzhak Herzog also asked the new representatives to prevent repeat elections.
The aggravation of internal disputes occurs in a situation where Israel is facing security and military crises in the region and the mission of the future cabinet is unclear. The lack of agreement on how to deal with Iran, regional wars and responsibility for security failures severely undermined Tel Aviv's political and security decision-making ability.
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