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Israel’s president gives Gadi Eisenkot first shot to form government | DW News
Israeli President Isaac Herzog says he’ll give opposition politician Gadi Eisenkot the first chance to form a government. That puts him a step closer to unseating his rival, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But it won’t be easy. Neither Netanyahu’s bloc nor Eisenkot’s won a majority in last month’s election, leaving Arab-led parties potentially holding the
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