{"id":663399,"date":"2026-11-01T07:04:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T07:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/663399\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T07:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T07:04:13","slug":"joint-list-mk-vows-to-back-eisenkot-bloc-says-party-wont-demand-cabinet-seats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/663399\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint List MK Vows to Back Eisenkot Bloc, Says Party Won&#8217;t Demand Cabinet Seats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-chromatic=\"ignore\" title=\"Gadi Eisenkot at the Yashar party headquarters in Tel Aviv, Tuesday. Credit: Moti Milrod\" alt=\"Gadi Eisenkot at the Yashar party headquarters in Tel Aviv, Tuesday.\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1603\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/951828.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"x1mraiob xxymvpz xt7dq6l x193iq5w xh8yej3 x1huxd7x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><img data-chromatic=\"ignore\" title=\"Gadi Eisenkot at the Yashar party headquarters in Tel Aviv, Tuesday. Credit: Moti Milrod\" alt=\"Gadi Eisenkot at the Yashar party headquarters in Tel Aviv, Tuesday.\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1603\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/951828.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"x1mraiob xxymvpz xt7dq6l x193iq5w xh8yej3\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Close<\/p>\n<p>Gadi Eisenkot at the Yashar party headquarters in Tel Aviv, Tuesday. Credit: Moti Milrod<\/p>\n<p>Gadi Eisenkot at the Yashar party headquarters in Tel Aviv, Tuesday. Credit: Moti Milrod<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">Gadi Eisenkot, the leader of Israel&#8217;s Yashar party, on Saturday left open the possibility of forming a government with the backing of Arab parties, saying that any lawmaker who accepts four principles he has laid out for potential coalition partners could join efforts to establish a new government.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">The four principles outlined by Eisenkot were: recognizing Israel as a Jewish, democratic, liberal and equal state; committing to the values of Israel&#8217;s Declaration of Independence; requiring all citizens to perform military, national or civilian service; and recognizing Hamas as a terrorist organization whose military and governing capabilities in Gaza must be destroyed.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">Eisenkot, whose Yashar party won the largest number of seats in the opposition, said he plans to advance a series of legislative measures and fundamental decisions in the incoming Knesset, including establishing a state commission of inquiry into the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, introducing mandatory service for all citizens and increasing the number of people serving in the IDF, providing benefits to soldiers and repealing legislation passed as part of the Netanyahu government&#8217;s judicial overhaul.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">&#8220;Don&#8217;t let anyone mislead you: In the State of Israel, it is the Knesset that gives its confidence to the government, not the other way around,&#8221; Eisenkot wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Close Gadi Eisenkot at the Yashar party headquarters in Tel Aviv, Tuesday. 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