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Eisenkot Rules Out Serving in Netanyahu Government, Even in Rotation Deal

Former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot pledged not to join a Benjamin Netanyahu-led government, promising to resign within an hour if he breaks his pledge.


Gadi Eisenkot
Gadi Eisenkot · Photo: יהב טרודלר (Yahav Studio‬‏) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Former IDF Chief of Staff and Knesset Member Gadi Eisenkot ruled out serving as a minister in a government led by Benjamin Netanyahu, even under a rotation agreement, The Jerusalem Post and news agency JNS reported.

Eisenkot stressed that he is unwilling to serve under Netanyahu under any circumstances, pledging that if such an agreement is reached, he will resign just one hour later.

The statement was made against the backdrop of preparations for the Knesset elections and political debates surrounding future coalition formation. Further details have not yet been released.

Sources: Jerusalem Post — front page, JNS

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