Gadi Eisenkot
Gadi Eisenkot has thus far declined to join forces with Arab parties in Israel, which could enable him to govern with a majority. Photograph: Paulina Patimer/JNA/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock
Gadi Eisenkot has thus far declined to join forces with Arab parties in Israel, which could enable him to govern with a majority. Photograph: Paulina Patimer/JNA/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock
Israel’s president picks Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot to form government

Knesset has been deadlocked since election last month when Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition lost its majority