Tag: Isaac Herzo
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Israeli President Tasks Eisenkot with Forming Government as Netanyahu Suffers Political Blow
By George Omagbemi Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suffered a major political setback after President Isaac Herzog chose opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form a new government following a deadlocked general election. Herzog announced the decision on Saturday, 7 November, after consulting political parties represented in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament. Eisenkot, a former military…