Eisenkot Urges Netanyahu in Letter to Show Restraint on Iran Until a New Government Is Sworn In
Gadi Eisenkot, leader of Israel's opposition bloc and a former military chief of staff, wrote to caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on November 11 and shared the letter on X, calling on him to show restraint and prudence in security decisions, in particular not to take military action against Iran before a new government is sworn in.
In the letter, Eisenkot wrote that using the security forces in the absence of a direct and immediate threat could have disastrous consequences for Israeli democracy and citizens' trust. He also demanded regular security briefings during the caretaker period. On the campaign trail he had already warned Netanyahu against using military action as a means of ensuring his political survival.
Netanyahu, in his speech at the opening of the new Knesset on November 10, called Iran an existential threat that is seeking to reconstitute its nuclear program and urged the formation of a national unity government; on November 11 he again called for a broad coalition including his party. Eisenkot, who received the mandate to form a government from President Isaac Herzog after the October 27 election, has vowed to form a national-emergency government as quickly as possible.
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(Source: The Jerusalem Post)
Source: The Jerusalem Post
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