Yaakov Zalal: The election results are excellent, Eisenkot must form a coalition with Arab parties

In an opinion column, Yaakov Zalal declares that the election results are excellent and urges Gadi Eisenkot to form a coalition with the Arab parties, Naftali Bennett, and Avigdor Lieberman, in order to prevent Benjamin Netanyahu from continuing to serve. He warns against joining Netanyahu and emphasizes the need to save Israeli democracy.

In an opinion column on Zman Yisrael, Yaakov Zalal asserts that the election results are excellent, contrary to the headline of Shalom Yerushalmi who mistakenly claimed that the keys to power had passed to the Arab parties. According to Zalal, the keys are in the hands of Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, and Avigdor Lieberman. Zalal calls on Eisenkot to immediately form a coalition with the Arab parties, while including Bennett and Lieberman, to prevent Benjamin Netanyahu from continuing to serve. He argues that the Iranian threat is not existential for Israel, and that the real problems are the judicial overhaul, the occupation, and terrorism in the territories. Zalal warns that Eisenkot would make a grave mistake if he joins Netanyahu, and emphasizes that the historic opportunity is to save Israeli democracy through a Jewish-Arab coalition.