Netanyahu’s rival tapped to form Israeli government
Netanyahu’s rival tapped to form Israeli government

Netanyahu’s rival tapped to form Israeli government

We are learning more this week after the announcement that Gadi Eisenkot, the man who ran as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main opponent in last month’s election, will get the first opportunity to form a new government. This announcement came on Saturday from the nation’s president, Isaac Herzog. LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is speaking with Prof. Alon Burstein from the @Israel-Palestine-Report as the world of politics begins to wonder how President Donald Trump might react to the news that Israel could have a new leader. 

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