Podcast "Yawmi" | The battle moves to the Knesset
In a new episode of the podcast "Yawmi", journalist Mahmoud Majadla discusses the political battle moving to the Knesset after the elections, focusing on Eisenkot's attempts to leverage his parliamentary power to secure the mandate, and the dilemma of the anti-Netanyahu camp between the need for Arab votes and the refusal to rely on them.
In a new episode of the podcast "Yawmi" on the "Arab 48" website, journalist Mahmoud Majadla discusses the political battle that has moved to the Knesset after the election results stabilized. The episode reviews the attempts of the anti-Benjamin Netanyahu camp, led by Gadi Eisenkot, to leverage his parliamentary power to secure the mandate to form the government first, which could allow him to influence the committee organizing the Knesset's work, replace its speaker, and push for an official investigative committee and other legislation before the shape of the next government is decided. The episode also addresses the dilemma facing this camp between its need for Arab votes and the refusal of some of its components to politically rely on Arab parties, alongside exploring the idea of holding direct elections for prime minister. The episode highlights rising narratives regarding interference and funding linked to Arab parties, at a time when data suggests the investigation is narrower than the allegations, along with the return of the Iranian file to the forefront of political and security discourse in Israel.