Bennett says his party is recommending Eisenkot to form the government
Naftali BennettFormer prime minister of Israel
In a post on X during the consultations, Bennett says his party's representatives are recommending Eisenkot to the President for the task of forming the government and that a government must be formed as soon as possible.
“At these moments, our party's representatives are recommending Gadi Eisenkot to the President for the task of forming the government. I am so proud of our team! We must form a government as soon as possible and begin the repair; there is a lot of work ahead of us. (Translated from Hebrew. Original: ברגעים אלה נציגי המפלגה שלנו ממליצים לנשיא המדינה על גדי איזנקוט למלאכת הרכבת הממשלה. אני כל כך גאה בנבחרת שלנו! אנחנו חייבים להקים ממשלה בהקדם ולהתחיל בתיקון, עבודה רבה לפנינו)”
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Herzog tasks Gadi Eisenkot, not Netanyahu, with forming Israel's next government; Netanyahu had called for a national unity government
On November 7, 2026, Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced that he would task Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government. Factions totaling 67 members of the incoming 120-seat Knesset, including the two Arab-led lists, had recommended Eisenkot, and factions totaling 46 had recommended Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Hours before the announcement, Netanyahu called in a recorded video for a national unity government that would include his bloc and warned against swearing in a government with what he called supporters of terrorism. Eisenkot said it was time to form a national emergency government.
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Hebrew-language post on Naftali Bennett's X account, published while the delegation of his party, Together, was meeting President Herzog during the consultations on November 5.
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English-language post by the Office of the President of Israel on the last meetings of the consultations on November 5 and Herzog's announcement that he intended to task a Knesset member with forming a government the following Sunday.
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Ynet News report on the end of Herzog's consultations with the Knesset factions on November 5, listing which parties recommended Eisenkot and which recommended Netanyahu, Herzog's statement that he would decide on Sunday, and remarks by the Yashar and Likud delegations, translated into English.
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Herzog held consultations with the Knesset factions at the President's Residence in Jerusalem to receive their recommendations on whom to task with forming a government.
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By the end of the consultations that evening, Eisenkot had 67 recommendations and Netanyahu 46. Herzog said he intended to task a Knesset member with forming a government the following Sunday.
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The reference point is President Herzog's decision to task Gadi Eisenkot, rather than Benjamin Netanyahu, with forming Israel's next government. Bennett announces that his party is recommending Eisenkot for the task and says a government must be formed as soon as possible, which supports giving Eisenkot the task.
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