{"id":665783,"date":"2026-11-03T16:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/665783\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T16:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:40:10","slug":"israel-election-2026-eisenkot-netanyahus-handling-of-u-s-aid-puts-israels-security-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/665783\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Election 2026 | Eisenkot: Netanyahu&#8217;s Handling of U.S. Aid Puts Israel&#8217;s Security at Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-chromatic=\"ignore\" title=\"From the left: Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Golan, Nafatli Bennett, Avigdor Lieberman and Yair Lapid, on Tuesday.\" alt=\"From the left: Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Golan, Nafatli Bennett, Avigdor Lieberman and Yair Lapid, on Tuesday.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/eisenkot.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"x1mraiob xxymvpz xt7dq6l x193iq5w xh8yej3 x1huxd7x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><img data-chromatic=\"ignore\" title=\"From the left: Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Golan, Nafatli Bennett, Avigdor Lieberman and Yair Lapid, on Tuesday.\" alt=\"From the left: Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Golan, Nafatli Bennett, Avigdor Lieberman and Yair Lapid, on Tuesday.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/eisenkot.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"x1mraiob xxymvpz xt7dq6l x193iq5w xh8yej3\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Close<\/p>\n<p>From the left: Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Golan, Nafatli Bennett, Avigdor Lieberman and Yair Lapid, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>From the left: Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Golan, Nafatli Bennett, Avigdor Lieberman and Yair Lapid, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">The Eisenkot bloc parties issued a joint statement following their leaders&#8217; meeting on Tuesday, saying they &#8220;are fully coordinated and will act immediately to replace the October 7 government with a national emergency government, making use of the clear parliamentary majority in the Knesset.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">Yashar&#8217;s Eisenkot, Together party leader Naftali Bennett, Together candidate Yair Lapid, Yisrael Beiteinu&#8217;s Avigdor Lieberman and the Democrats&#8217; Yair Golan met earlier on Tuesday at Dan Accadia Hotel in Herzliya in their first talks since last week&#8217;s election.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">The joint statement said they made &#8220;an action plan ahead of the swearing-in of the 26th Knesset and the swift formation of the 38th government.&#8221; All party heads would recommend Eisenkot to receive the president&#8217;s mandate to form a government, the statement said, adding that the parties would immediately begin drafting the principles guiding the next government.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">&#8220;The party leaders are aligned on the need to establish a Zionist government based on the four principles outlined by Eisenkot, as soon as possible,&#8221; the statement said, noting that they are committed to fulfilling the will of the voters &#8220;who voted sharply and clearly for change and against the continuation of the current government.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">The five leaders also &#8220;discussed the dangerous and unhinged delegitimization campaign being waged by Likud and Netanyahu against the election results and the Central Elections Committee, expressing their uncompromising commitment to protecting the election outcomes and the democratic process,&#8221; the statement said, referring to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s efforts to <a class=\"x1bvjpef x41m6fz xly1mqq x1k57tk5 x1i43xu1 xx6stda x15spe28 x1wntsoc xj69yco xfw692k xg830sg x13dflua xfagghw xz4gly6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/elections\/2026-11-03\/ty-article\/.premium\/netanyahus-likud-weighs-refusing-to-recognize-election-results\/000001a1-a02f-db9a-a1b3-b83f2d610000\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cast doubt on the election results<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Close From the left: Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Golan, Nafatli Bennett, Avigdor Lieberman and Yair Lapid, on Tuesday. 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