Israel’s president taps Eisenkot to form government, in setback for Netanyahu

Israel’s president announced on Saturday he would task Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government following last week’s election, in what Netanyahu’s rivals see as a first step to remove the country’s longest-serving prime minister. The opposition bloc led by Eisenkot, a former military chief and political newco…

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