Eisenkot sets conditions for coalition, vows to use Knesset majority to reverse Netan

Key Points:

• Yashar! party chairman Gadi Eisenkot plans to leverage a parliamentary majority opposed to Prime Minister Netanyahu to implement major policy changes, including establishing a state commission of inquiry, mandatory national service, and repealing judicial overhaul legislation.
• Eisenkot outlined four coalition conditions: recognition of Israel as a Jewish, democratic, liberal, and egalitarian state; commitment to Israel's Declaration of Independence; mandatory service for all citizens; and dismantling Hamas's military and governing capabilities.
• He emphasized forming a broad Zionist government beyond his immediate allies, prioritizing voter mandates, and avoiding another election amid Israel’s political challenges.
• Eisenkot expressed conditional support for military action against Iran, limited to direct and immediate threats before a new government is formed.
• Behind the scenes, Eisenkot is consolidating support among opposition parties to secure the president’s mandate to form the next government, while accusing Likud of attempting to persuade Yashar! members to defect and alter the Knesset balance of power.