Eisenkot Tries to Form Government with Haredi Parties; Both Sides Worried About Broken Promises and Political Damage

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Gadi Eisenkot has decided to try to form a government with the Haredi parties. The talks he is conducting are still at an early stage, and the main concerns on both sides are breaking promises and absorbing political damage.

The bloc's election promises include ending Netanyahu's rule, changing the approach to the Haredim, and forming a government without the Arab parties. Attacks from the right are intensifying by the day, and in Netanyahu's bloc the main target is the option of relying on the Arab parties, even though Eisenkot's central talks are with the Haredim.

Nearly 40% of the political support for Eisenkot comes from the left-wing and Arab parties. If he forms a government relying on these votes, he may find that the price of replacing Netanyahu is giving up Israel's freedom of security and diplomatic action.