Eisenkot unveils agenda to reverse Netanyahu’s policies as Israel’s new parliament is sworn in

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Gadi Eisenkot, the politician tasked with forming a new Israeli administration, pledged on Tuesday to reverse numerous of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's policies as the new parliament was sworn in.

Key points

• While it remains unclear whether Eisenkot will be able to forge a coalition administration, the new Knesset can enact legislation in the meantime.
• Eisenkot's bloc introduced a series of bills at the start of the legislative session that target Netanyahu and his policies.
• The pledge sets the stage for a consequential month of legislative action and coalition negotiations.

What happened

In practice, the pledge sets the stage for a consequential month of legislative action and coalition negotiations. Eisenkot, a former military chief, has up to six weeks to form a administration that would end the tenure of Israel's longest-serving prime minister.

While it remains unclear whether Eisenkot will be able to forge a coalition administration, the new Knesset can enact legislation in the meantime. Netanyahu's opponents now control a solid majority in parliament.

Eisenkot's bloc introduced a series of bills at the start of the legislative session that target Netanyahu and his policies. They include launching an official government-led inquiry into the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, setting term limits on the position of prime minister and overturning changes the outgoing Netanyahu-led administration produced to limit the powers of the judiciary. It was not immediately clear how rapidly or far those bills would advance in the weeks ahead.

The bottom line

For now, eisenkot unveils agenda to reverse Netanyahu's policies as Israels new parliament is remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.