# Joint List backing could give Eisenkot support of 67 lawmakers for premiership

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/joint-list-says-it-will-back-eisenkot-to-form-israels-next-government/
- Published: 2026-11-05T16:19:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T16:29:50+00:00
- Original publisher: Al Jazeera (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/5/joint-list-says-it-will-back-eisenkot-to-form-israels-next-government?traffic_source=rss
- Topics: Elections, Government, Middle East, Politics, World

## Key points

- Joint List will recommend Eisenkot to form a government.
- His potential backing reaches 67 lawmakers, above the 61-seat threshold.
- Herzog will choose a nominee after consulting party leaders.

## Summary

The Joint List has confirmed it will recommend opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form Israel’s next government, adding its 11 lawmakers to support already pledged by the Arab-led Ra’am party. Their backing could give Eisenkot the support of 67 lawmakers, putting him above the 61-seat majority threshold as President Isaac Herzog consults party leaders.

Arab-led parties won a record 19 of the Knesset’s 120 seats: 11 for the Joint List and eight for Ra’am. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc has 53 seats, though a faction within United Torah Judaism says it will recommend neither candidate. Herzog will choose a nominee after consultations; that person will have 28 days, with a possible 14-day extension, to form a government.

## Coverage

- [Al Jazeera: Joint List backing could give Eisenkot support of 67 lawmakers for premiership](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/5/joint-list-says-it-will-back-eisenkot-to-form-israels-next-government?traffic_source=rss)
- [Middle East Eye: Arab-led Joint List says it will back Eisenkot to form Israel's next government](https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/arab-led-joint-list-says-it-will-back-eisenkot-form-israels-next-government)

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