Israeli president picks Netanyahu's rival Eisenkot to form new government
Topics: Israel & Gaza
2 outlets (The Hill and Axios) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “rival”, “government”, “Eisenkot”, “Israeli”. Distinct wording: The Hill uses “picks”; Axios uses “tapped”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- The Hill reports: “Israeli President Isaac Herzog has selected Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival, to try to form a new government following the parliamentary elections last month. Netanyah…”
- Axios reports: “Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced Saturday that he will task Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the opposition Yashar party, with forming a new government, dealing a major setback to Prime Minister Be…”
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- The Hill: Israeli president picks Netanyahu's rival Eisenkot to form new government
- Axios: Netanyahu rival Eisenkot tapped to form Israeli government
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