Netanyahu calls for unity government after divisive Knesset speech

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for a national unity government a day after a controversial Knesset speech, stating it is possible and necessary. Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party canceled a coalition meeting with Likud, citing incitement.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated today, Wednesday, his claims in a speech he gave in the Knesset yesterday, that forming a unity government is still possible, claiming that "the people know how to unite in times of trial, and this is the desire of the majority of the people." He added that he saw this in unparalleled moving moments during the three-year war, where the people stood resilient across the country. However, contrary to Netanyahu's claims, Gadi Eisenkot canceled a negotiation session scheduled for today with Likud, due to the incitement speech Netanyahu gave yesterday. The article describes Netanyahu's speech as an incitement speech, without providing specific excerpts from it that prove this description.