রাষ্ট্রপতি ইসরায়েল সরকার

xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoIsraeli রাষ্ট্রপতি Isaac Herzog stands in front of members of the Central Elections Committee, in West Jerusalem, November 4, 2026 [Olivier Fitoussi/Pool]By Al Jazeera Staff and APPublished On 7 Nov 20267 Nov 2026Israeli রাষ্ট্রপতি Isaac Herzog must decide who gets the first attempt at forming a সরকার, after an inconclusive নির্বাচন left both প্রধানমন্ত্রী Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival, former army chief Gadi Eisenkot, short of a parliamentary majority.। Herzog has said he will task a candidate with forming a সরকার on Sunday. Eisenkot has received the endorsement of a majority of lawmakers – but only thanks to parties representing Palestinian citizens of ইসরায়েল, which won a record 19 seats in October’s নির্বাচন, but whom Eisenkot has ruled out bringing into সরকার.। During consultations between party heads and Herzog, which ended on Thursday, 67 out of 120 Knesset members endorsed Eisenkot, while only 46 endorsed Netanyahu.।

Netanyahu’s endorsements fell seven short of his bloc’s 53 seats after United Torah Judaism, one of his longtime allies, withheld endorsements over his coalition’s failure to exempt ultra-Orthodox Israelis from military service.। Herzog has not publicly committed to either side, saying that while the numbers may look clear, “mutual vetoes between the blocs and within the blocs themselves” made it hard to tell who could build a coalition.। Prior to the October 27 elections, reports emerged that the রাষ্ট্রপতি wanted to push for a national unity সরকার between Netanyahu and Eisenkot’s rival parties to avoid another নির্বাচন.।

No bloc has secured the 61 seats needed to form a majority সরকার. Netanyahu’s right-wing and religious alliance has 53, four Jewish-led parties backing Eisenkot hold 48, and the Arab-led parties hold 19.। Eisenkot has ruled out forming a সরকার with the Arab-led parties, which would give him a 67-seat bloc. Winning over the two ultra-Orthodox parties, United Torah Judaism and Shas, would give him exactly 61 seats.। United Torah Judaism has signalled that its support was available for the right price, but Shas endorsed Netanyahu on Wednesday.।

Netanyahu, meanwhile, would need to lure an opposition party to his side. A unity সরকার with the two men rotating as প্রধানমন্ত্রী – and excluding Arab-led parties from সরকার – is another option, but many Netanyahu rivals have ruled out serving under him.। So far, it seems unlikely that they will.। The Arab-led parties are the Joint List, an alliance of three parties, and the United Arab List (Ra’am). They hold 11 and eight seats, respectively.।

Ra’am says it is willing to join an Eisenkot-led সরকার, while the Joint List has ruled out joining but offered to help put him in office from the outside.। Both endorsed Eisenkot during consultations with রাষ্ট্রপতি Herzog, but he has refused to bring either into সরকার unless they meet certain conditions, including recognising Hamas as a “terrorist organisation”.। Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas, whose party joined an anti-Netanyahu coalition in 2021 and became the first party representing Palestinians to enter সরকার in ইসরায়েল, has expressed support for disarming Hamas, but declined to label it as a “terror” group.।

However, Israeli law allows Eisenkot to become প্রধানমন্ত্রী with fewer than 61 seats if his proposed সরকার wins a parliamentary confidence vote – which the two could help him secure.। Eisenkot could form a minority সরকার in the meantime and later secure a majority by luring the two ultra-Orthodox parties by making concessions on the conscription issue.। In positions that many observers see as highlighting the second-class nature of Palestinian citizens in ইসরায়েল, some of Eisenkot’s allies have opposed any reliance on Palestinian lawmakers, while Netanyahu’s Likud has threatened that cooperating with the Arab-led parties would be “dangerous to ইসরায়েল”.।

Senior Joint List member Ahmad Tibi told The Associated Press that rejecting a অনবদ্য জুটি would prove ইসরায়েল is “an ethnocracy, not an absolute democracy for all citizens”.। First, an end to Netanyahu’s rule.। The Joint List said its unanimous backing for Eisenkot answered a “public demand” to stop Netanyahu and his সরকার returning to power.।

By widening Eisenkot’s lead, it said, it hoped to narrow the path to a unity সরকার that keeps Netanyahu in office. Its support, it added, did not mean dropping its reservations about an opposition that had not shown readiness to confront Netanyahu’s approach or incitement against Palestinian citizens of ইসরায়েল.। In return for outside support, Arab-led parties are seeking guarantees for Palestinian citizens, including an end to house demolitions and incitement, action against crime, and a political horizon for Palestinians.। Tibi told The AP he had no illusions that this would end ইসরায়েল’s wars or bring a Palestinian state, but said a “repair সরকার” would improve Palestinian citizens’ lives, including, potentially, by tackling violent crime in their communities.।

Ra’am leader Abbas has also said ending the সরকার of Netanyahu, and far-right figures such as Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, is a priority.। The nominee chosen by Herzog will have 28 days to form a coalition, extendable by 14 more. If they fail, another nominee will be chosen and granted 28 days.। If the second nominee fails, a সংসদ majority can back a third candidate, and be granted a final 14 days.।

If once again no সরকার is formed, the Knesset will be dissolved and an entirely new নির্বাচন called within 90 days. This would mean Netanyahu staying on as caretaker প্রধানমন্ত্রী.। Nehru Jamhour, an analyst of Israeli affairs, told Al Jazeera that this drawn-out impasse was the likeliest outcome, and Netanyahu’s preferred one. He said that Netanyahu was hoping that a repeat নির্বাচন could weaken his rivals and depress turnout among Palestinian citizens of ইসরায়েল.।