Published: November 8, 2026 · 4:00 PM Israel time
️ Eisenkot to receive the mandate at 5 p.m.: President Isaac Herzog has invited Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot to the President’s Residence to formally receive the mandate to form a government today, Sunday, November 8, at 5 p.m. Israel time.
The President’s announcement was issued on Saturday evening, November 7, 27 Cheshvan, following consultations on Thursday and further discussions over the weekend. The formal ceremony is scheduled for November 8, 28 Cheshvan.
Herzog held discussions across the political spectrum, including meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Eisenkot, whom he informed of his intentions.
Factions representing 67 Knesset members recommended Eisenkot. Factions representing 46 recommended Netanyahu, while a faction representing seven members declined to recommend anyone. These are recommendations to the President, separate from the competing proposals for the composition of a government.
Once formally assigned the task, Eisenkot will have 28 days to form a government. The President may grant extensions totaling up to 14 additional days.
⚖️ A failed confidence vote could affect legislative plans: Under Basic Law: The Government, if Eisenkot presents a government during this initial mandate and the Knesset rejects its request for confidence, the decision on the next stage returns to the President.
The mandate also determines which faction supplies the chair of the Knesset’s Arrangements Committee. Under the Knesset Law, the chair comes from the faction of the MK tasked by the President with forming a government.
This gives the decision to bring a proposed 48-seat government to a confidence vote consequences beyond whether it wins approval. Losing the mandate could also affect the legislative initiatives planned in the Knesset.
️ Liberman and Eisenkot pursue competing coalition arrangements: Yisrael Beiteinu chairman MK Avigdor Liberman announced that he was willing to compromise on conscription legislation and form a government with the ultra-Orthodox parties. After seven years of confrontation over the issue, he said: “If you try to achieve too much, you may end up achieving nothing.”
According to Amit Segal, Liberman is demanding a government backed by 61 MKs, without the Arab parties and with every MK from United Torah Judaism and Shas included.
Eisenkot’s proposed alternative is a minority government comprising parties with 48 seats, supported externally by the Arab parties, potentially with United Torah Judaism abstaining. He has also made mandatory military service for everyone a condition, which Segal interpreted as a message to Liberman.
Segal described the exchanges over the preceding 24 hours as a contest over leadership, the government’s composition and the pace of negotiations. Eisenkot wants to form a government quickly, while Liberman expects a slower process.
In an earlier assessment, Segal described Liberman’s preferred arrangement as a rotation government combining the pro-change bloc with the ultra-Orthodox parties. Liberman has since said he will not demand a rotation arrangement. Segal initially suggested that Liberman might still intend to lead the government, but later interpreted his response as possibly signaling willingness to accept someone else as prime minister.
Negotiating teams from Yisrael Beiteinu and Yashar met minutes after Liberman’s announcement. Eisenkot and Liberman are also expected to meet despite their rivalry.
Following the announcement, Dan Illouz, who left Likud, said he was giving up the tenth position on Yisrael Beiteinu’s list and would not enter the Knesset under the Norwegian Law.
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