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Eisenkot urges respect for Israel’s Arab minority after Netanyahu attacks
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Netanyahu → urge → minority
Israeli prime ministerial hopeful Gadi Eisenkot called on Nov 13 for respect for the country’s Arab minority after caretaker premier Benjamin Netanyahu and other right-wing figures sought to delegitimise the community’s lawmakers by linking them to Hamas.
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Netanyahu → call → Hamas
Two Arab-majority parties, Raam and the Joint List, secured a combined 19 seats in the October election, winning nearly a sixth of the 120-seat Parliament and potentially emerging as kingmakers in efforts by Eisenkot to form a government.
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parties → secure → government
“Arab citizens of Israel are an integral part of the Israeli story,” Eisenkot wrote on X on Nov 13.
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Eisenkot → write → Nov
“The attempt to marginalise them and vilify them collectively is a profound violation of the principles of civic responsibility.
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attempt → marginalise → responsibility
It dishonours Israel’s Declaration of Independence and the values we take pride in as a Jewish and democratic state,” he added.
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he → dishonour → state
Netanyahu and his allies have repeatedly criticised leaders of Arab parties for refusing to describe Hamas as a “terror group” following its unprecedented Oct 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
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Netanyahu → criticise → Israel
All leaders of Arab parties have condemned the attack, in which Arab Israelis – descendants of Palestinians who remained in what became Israel in 1948, and who now form more than 20% of the population – were also among those killed.
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who → condemn → those
Netanyahu has also repeatedly alleged electoral fraud by Arab-majority parties, but the electoral authorities have rejected the claims.
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authorities → allege → claims
In a speech at the inauguration of the new Parliament this week, Netanyahu lamented that the two Arab lists refuse to recognise Israel as a Jewish state, although Raam leader Mansour Abbas has done so in the past.
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Abbas → lament → past
He further claimed that they sought to establish either an “Islamic state” or a “nationalist Palestinian state”.
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they → claim → state
During the same ceremony, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir heckled Joint List leader Youssef Jabareen during his oath of allegiance, accusing him of having “pledged allegiance to Hamas”.
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Gvir → heckle → Hamas
“It is entirely legitimate to disagree with representatives of the Arab parties, even to strongly disapprove of some of them.
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It → disagree → them
But it is neither legitimate nor acceptable to malign an entire community, and I will not allow it,” Eisenkot said.
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Eisenkot → malign → it
President Isaac Herzog tasked Eisenkot with forming a new government on Nov 8 after consultations in which a majority of political parties, including the two Arab lists, recommended him for the role.
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majority → task → role
But one of Eisenkot’s right-wing allies, Avigdor Liberman has said he will back out of the coalition if Israeli-Arabs are part of it.
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Arabs → say → it
If Eisenkot fails to form a government within 28 days, he may request a 14-day extension.
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he → fail → extension
Should he still fall short, the mandate would pass to another lawmaker, most likely Netanyahu.
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mandate → fall → lawmaker
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