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Netanyahu says coalition with Arab parties would ‘dismantle’ State of Israel

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Benjamin Netanyahu warned that forming a coalition with Arab parties would dismantle Israel’s state structure. This came after Israeli President Isaac Herzog indicated Gadi Eisenkot, an opposition leader, might be tasked with forming the next government following recent elections. Netanyahu’s remarks echoed far-right European claims about Islamic influence in Europe and he called for a national unity government excluding extremist factions.
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As of November 7, 2026, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, warned that a potential coalition between opposition parties and Arab lists would lead to the collapse of Israel. This statement came ahead of President Isaac Herzog's announcement regarding who will form the next government following recent elections. Netanyahu's rivals are optimistic about forming a new coalition without him, led by Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief aiming to appeal to secular and liberal Israelis. The opposition has also considered an alliance with ultra-Orthodox Jews and could potentially include support from the Arab-majority Joint List and the moderate Islamist party Raam. Netanyahu claimed such a government would dismantle the "State of Israel," comparing it to similar developments in European countries.

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“I call for the establishment of a national unity government that will include all the parties of the national camp and all the Zionist parties that want to safeguard our state, the one and only state of the Jewish people,” he said, stopping short of claiming that he should lead such a coalition, as he had done in another recent speech.
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Netanyahu says coalition with Arab parties would ‘dismantle’ State of Israel AI generated asserted
coalition → say → Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Nov 7 that a potential coalition between opposition parties and Arab lists would lead to the collapse of the country. asserted
coalition → say → country
The statement came on the eve of the announcement by Israeli President Isaac Herzog of who will be tasked with forming the next government following last week’s vote, with Netanyahu’s rivals increasingly optimistic about removing the country’s longest-serving prime minister. asserted
rivals → come → minister
The opposition, led by Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief and political newcomer who has sought to appeal to secular and liberal Israelis, has opened the door to a once improbable alliance with ultra-Orthodox Jews. asserted
who → lead → Jews
It could give Eisenkot the numbers to form a coalition that might also include the moderate Islamist party Raam, whose leader has recognised Israel as a “Jewish state”, and get the external support of the Arab-majority Joint List. uncertain
leader → give → List
“Such a government, dependent on Islamists, will dismantle the State of Israel from within, as is happening in European countries, and far worse than that,” Netanyahu said in a pre-recorded speech, echoing the language of far-right politicians on the continent who claim parts of Europe have come under Islamic law. uncertain
parts → dismantle → law
Neither side reached a majority in the Oct 27 election, in a country deeply polarised by Netanyahu’s hard-right rule and worn down by three years of war. asserted
side → reach → war
Speaking on Nov 5 after consultations with all parties, Herzog, who must select a candidate to form the next government, acknowledged it would be logical to give the mandate to Eisenkot, who was recommended by factions representing 67 lawmakers as opposed to 46 for Netanyahu’s bloc. asserted
who → speak → bloc
The president has also sent signals that he would like to explore a national unity government bringing together Jewish Israelis from the two camps. asserted
he → send → camps
On Nov 7, Netanyahu reiterated his support for that idea. asserted
Netanyahu → reiterate → idea
“I call for the establishment of a national unity government that will include all the parties of the national camp and all the Zionist parties that want to safeguard our state, the one and only state of the Jewish people,” he said, stopping short of claiming that he should lead such a coalition, as he had done in another recent speech. asserted
he → call → speech
In response, Eisenkot’s Yashar party called on Netanyahu’s allies and members of his Likud party to form a unity government led by Eisenkot. asserted
party → call → Eisenkot
Yashar wrote on X: “If Likud and its allies are suddenly interested in ‘unity’ and a broad government, they are more than welcome to publicly announce the dissolution of their alliance with the extremists... and their willingness to join a government under Prime Minister Eisenkot.” asserted
they → write → Eisenkot
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