Eisenkot calls Netanyahu's Iran-linked unity bid 'another spin'
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Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot dismissed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's renewed call for a unity government Saturday, insisting on his own coalition conditions…
Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot dismissed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's renewed call for a unity government Saturday, insisting on his own coalition conditions despite Netanyahu's warning about Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Netanyahu urged Eisenkot to enter negotiations without preconditions, arguing that Israel needed a broad government to confront Iran's efforts to revive its nuclear program.
He warned that a narrow government or one dependent on Arab parties, whom he described as "terror supporters," would be unable to confront the Iranian threat.
Netanyahu also proposed resolving disagreements over military conscription for ultra-Orthodox Jews through unity talks.
Eisenkot rejected the appeal as "another spin," saying negotiations between his Yashar party and Netanyahu's Likud had already been scheduled for Sunday.
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