“Israel’s president on Saturday selected Gadi Eisenkot, the leading rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to try to form a new government, handing him the daunting task of forging a parliamentary coalition after an indecisive national election last month,” the New York Times reports.
Los Angeles Times: Arab parties hold the key as Israel struggles to form a government.


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