The unusual demand from Herzog that may complicate the recommendation of the Arab parties

Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf demanded that the President of Israel require faction representatives to declare Hamas a terrorist organization as a condition for recommending a candidate to form the government. Herzog rejected claims about the purity of the elections and called to wait for the investigation.

Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf (Otzma Yehudit) demanded that President Isaac Herzog require faction representatives arriving to recommend a candidate for forming the government to declare that Hamas is a terrorist organization. The demand was raised during the round of consultations at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, after the Otzma Yehudit party recommended Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Wasserlauf told the president that "many have no faith in the election results because some of them were bought with money for lists that do not recognize Hamas as a terrorist organization." Herzog rejected the claims regarding the purity of the elections, clarifying that there is no evidence supporting them, and that the findings of the investigation should be awaited. The president called for establishing a team of legal experts to investigate the matter. The article describes the unusual demand that may complicate the recommendation of the Arab parties.