‘Gadi, lets set aside differences’: Netanyahu pushes for unity govt; Eisenkot rejects ‘spin move’

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Netanyahu urged Eisenkot to put aside all disputes and join a unity government for Israel's security interests, particularly against the Iranian threat. | World News

Israeli caretaker prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday urged Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar Party to enter a unity government, saying a government that relies on support from Arab parties will not be able to confront the Iranian threat. However, Eisenkot rejected the appeal as “yet another spin move”.

In a video statement posted on X, Netanyahu said he had an important conversation with Eisenkot, adding that they have known each other for a long time, even before the latter's tenure as the IDF's chief of staff.

"This meeting only strengthened my understanding of how essential it is at this time to establish a national unity government, a government that will include all the parties that support the existence of the State of Israel as the state of the Jewish people, and that will be able to meet the immense and complex security challenges ahead of us," he said.

Netanyahu alleged that the Iranian regime was working to revive its nuclear programme to be used against Israel and stressed the importance of removing "this existential threat once and for all."

He said a minority government or a coalition that relies on "supporters of terrorism", referring to Arab parties, will not be able to achieve this goal, but a unity government can safeguard Israel's security for many years.

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"Gadi, instead of trying to establish a shaky and dangerous government that will be unable to meet, even in part, the immense security and national challenges before us, let us do what is called for. Let us enter the room, without preconditions, set aside all our disagreements and all our boycotts, and reach agreements for Israel’s security and future, including on the issue of conscription, which can be resolved together," he added.

In contrast to his previous calls for a unity government, Netanyahu did not specify that he must lead such a government.

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