<p>President calls on all parties to help avoid new election after Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs fell short of majority</p><p>Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, was due to meet Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief political rival, Gadi Eisenkot, on Thursday with less than a week left before he decides which of the two men should first try to form a government.</p><p>A bitterly contested election last month, seen by many observers as one of the most consequential for Israel in many decades, ended with neither Netanyahu nor Eisenkot, a former military general and chief of staff, securing a clear pathway to power.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/05/herzog-netanyahu-eisenkot-israel-election-decision">Continue reading...</a>
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Herzog to meet Israeli election rivals as decision nears on path to power
<p>President calls on all parties to help avoid new election after Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs fell short of majority</p><p>Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, was due to meet Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief political rival, Gadi Eisenkot, on Thursday with less than a week left before he decides which of the two men should first try to form a government.</p><p>A bitterly contested election last month, seen by many observers as one of the most consequential for Israel in many decades, ended with neither Netanyahu nor Eisenkot, a former military general and chief of staff, securing a clear pathway to power.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/05/herzog-netanyahu-eisenkot-israel-election-decision">Continue reading...</a>