Netanyahu's Rival Demands Immediate Removal from Premiership After Parliament Speech
Gadi Eisenkot demands Netanyahu's immediate departure after a speech in the Israeli Parliament and cancels a meeting to negotiate a new government.
TL;DR
- Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot calls for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's immediate resignation.
- Eisenkot labels Netanyahu's parliamentary speech as "delirious, divisive, full of hate, and shameful."
- Netanyahu criticized Arab parties and called for a national unity government.
- Eisenkot believes Netanyahu's tenure harms Israel's internal divisions and security.
- Eisenkot canceled coalition talks with Netanyahu's Likud party following the speech.
- Netanyahu lost his parliamentary majority in October elections and remains interim prime minister.
- The opposition bloc holds 67 out of 120 seats but has not yet formed a coalition.