Get you up to speed: New Israel parliament to be sworn in as Eisenkot works to form new govt
The day Netanyahu was dreading, Israel’s new parliament will be sworn in on Tuesday, November 10, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu losing his majority and rival Gadi Eisenkot attempting to form a new government.
A commission to investigate security failures related to the October 7 attack by Hamas is a key priority for the newly empowered opposition in Israel’s parliament. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to lose his majority during the swearing-in on November 10.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been trying to avoid this day and clinging on to power, for as long as he could, forcing election delays, and now faces the prospect of being handed over to the Hague, for charges of an outstanding arrest warrant form war crimes and genocide by the UN.
What remains unclear — It is not yet specified how quickly the opposition plans to initiate the investigation into security failures and when to hand him over to the UN Council.
Israel’s parliament to be sworn in as Netanyahu loses majority to opposition
Israel’s new parliament will be sworn on Tuesday, November 10, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to lose his majority as rival Gadi Eisenkot works to form a new government.
The opposition hopes to use its newfound legislative power to move quickly on key priorities, including a commission to investigate security failures under Netanyahu that allowed the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas.
Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot seeks to oust caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
What happened in the Israeli elections
Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot seeks to oust caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The former army chief has been tasked with forming a government after receiving more recommendations from members of the Knesset than Netanyahu, although not all those backing him are willing to govern together.
Eisenkot’s bloc of four parties won 48 seats in October’s election, while Netanyahu’s bloc won 53, leaving both short of a majority in the 120-seat Knesset. He has 28 days to build a coalition, with a possible two-week extension.
Almost half of the new MKs did not serve in the previous parliament, while Arab-led parties have a record number of seats.
Netanyahu and his generals have effectively been on the run from the ICC, ever since the issuance of the arrest warrant, he’s been avoiding the UK and European countries, who are obliged to arrest him.
He has rarely travelled in this period, however, when he did travel, he went to United States under the guarantee of protection from International agencies who were looking to arrest him.
European leaders have been distancing themselves from Netanyahu for the past 12 months, who they believe has been out of control and responsible for war crimes. They are welcoming the change to a new government, perhaps one that is not genocidal.
Trump has also been dealt with a massive blow in the midterm elections, fro his support of the Israeli genocide in Gaza and attacks on Iran. Where he lost the House and Congress to the Democrats by a massive majority.
