Israel's President Gives Netanyahu's Rival the First Chance to Lead
In Israel, people vote for parties, and whoever wants to be prime minister needs support from sixty-one of the one hundred twenty lawmakers. After a close election, nobody has that many. Sam and Leah explain why Israel's president is giving Gadi Eisenkot, the main rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the first chance to build a government, and why the lawmakers who want him to try don't all agree on working together.
Show notes
In this episode
- 0:01 Opening
- 0:19 Israel's president gives Netanyahu's rival the first chance to lead
- 4:16 Recap and outro
Sources and context
- Israel's president gives Netanyahu's rival the first chance to lead: Knesset — Final and official results of the elections for the 26th Knesset and AP — Report on Israel's president choosing Eisenkot to try to form a government and Reuters — Israeli president picks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu rival, to form government and BBC News — Report on the president's decision and the party recommendations and The Times of Israel — Herzog taps Eisenkot to form coalition, but path remains fraught and ABC News (Australia) — Israeli president picks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu rival, to form government
