WORLD · POLITICS · NOV 7, 5:19 PM ET
Israel's president tasks opposition leader Eisenkot with forming government
Reported by 39 outlets in the past day, including BBC, CBS News, PBS News.
1What happened
Israel's president has asked Benjamin Netanyahu's strongest rival, Gadi Eisenkot, to try and form a government following a deadlocked election. Sky News ↗
2What’s next
I will do anything possible to prove us worthy,” Eisenkot posted on... South China Morning Post ↗
3Also reported
Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief, ran against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but neither won a clear majority. CBS News ↗
Sources
- Israel's president tasks opposition leader Eisenkot with forming government ↗BBC
- Israel's president taps opposition candidate Eisenkot to form a government ↗CBS News
- Israel's president taps opposition candidate Eisenkot to form a government, in setback for Netanyahu ↗PBS News
- Israel’s president picks Eisenkot over Netanyahu to form next government ↗Al Jazeera
- Israel's president taps opposition candidate, not Netanyahu, to form a government ↗NPR
- Blow for Netanyahu as opposition rival asked to form government by Israel's president ↗Sky News
- Israel’s president taps Eisenkot to form government, in setback for Netanyahu ↗South China Morning Post
- Eisenkot, Netanyahu Rival and Opposition Leader, Tapped to Try to Form Government ↗The New York Times