Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Yashar chairman MK Gadi Eisenkot to join him in forming a national unity government on Saturday, saying that the appropriate response to lawmakers who deliberately walked out during the singing of Israel's national anthem, "Hatikvah," was to establish a "government of hope.""The necessary response to those who deliberately walked out during the singing of 'Hatikvah' is to establish the government of hope, the national unity government," Netanyahu said in a video shared on X/Twitter.His remarks followed an incident at the swearing-in ceremony of the 26th Knesset on Tuesday, when Joint List lawmakers walked out during the singing of the national anthem. Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas and his fellow faction members remained standing during the anthem.Netanyahu said his conversation with Eisenkot on Thursday had reinforced his belief that Israel needed a government bringing together all parties that recognize Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people.The two leaders met for a security and diplomatic briefing on Thursday that lasted more than two hours and was attended by Netanyahu's military secretary.ביום חמישי קיימתי שיחה חשובה עם גדי איזנקוט. גדי ואני מכירים אחד את השני שנים רבות, מאז כהונתו כרמטכ”ל ועוד לפני כן.
Netanyahu: Unity government is answer to MKs who walked out during 'Hatikvah'
Netanyahu called for a national unity government following his meeting with Eisenkot, invoking the Hatikvah walkout and warning of Iran's nuclear threat.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Yashar chairman MK Gadi Eisenkot to join him in forming a national unity government on Saturday, saying that the appropriate response to lawmakers who deliberately walked out during the singing of Israel's national anthem, "Hatikvah," was to establish a "government of hope.""The necessary response to those who deliberately walked out during the singing of 'Hatikvah' is to establish the government of hope, the national unity government," Netanyahu said in a video shared on X/Twitter.His remarks followed an incident at the swearing-in ceremony of the 26th Knesset on Tuesday, when Joint List lawmakers walked out during the singing of the national a…
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