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Eisenkot cancels Likud talks after Netanyahu speech, report says

A parliamentary correspondent calls the cancellation political spin, while studio guests differ over whether unity remains possible or another election is more likely.

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2:37Hasson reports Eisenkot canceled Likud negotiations following Netanyahu's speech and characterizes the move as political spin.
4:44The new parliament votes on its organizing committee as factions submit a wave of bills.
7:13Hasson reports cabinet approval of Gideon Sa'ar as interior minister during a meeting at a secure location.
8:09Malka predicts neither side will form a coalition and another election will follow.
9:11Ozer sees unity as possible if Eisenkot concludes he has no alternative.
10:22The panel debates Arab lawmakers' departure during the anthem and the conditions for parliamentary cooperation.

Gadi Eisenkot canceled negotiations with Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud following the prime minister's speech at the opening of Israel's new parliament, according to a report on Israel's Channel 14 (ערוץ 14). Parliamentary correspondent Avraham Hasson characterizes the cancellation as political spin rather than treating it as the end of efforts to form a government.

Eisenkot, the leader of Yashar and Netanyahu's main challenger in the election, is central to the question left unresolved after the swearing-in ceremony: which parties could govern together? Netanyahu's unity appeal, covered in our earlier story, provides the backdrop to this discussion of what happens next.

In the studio, strategic adviser and campaigner Shai Malka predicts that neither side will assemble a coalition and that another election will follow. Columnist Amalia Ozer leaves a narrower opening for unity: she believes Eisenkot could agree if he concludes that he has no other option. Neither assessment is an announcement of a political agreement or an election decision.

Hasson's report also follows the machinery of the new parliament getting underway. He describes the vote on its organizing committee and a wave of bills submitted by different factions. He then reports that the cabinet met at a secure location and approved Gideon Sa'ar's appointment as interior minister.

The final discussion returns to Arab lawmakers leaving during the singing of Israel's national anthem, Hatikvah, at the opening ceremony. Hasson questions the prospect of relying on them to form a government or replace the parliamentary speaker.

Ozer says she does not expect those lawmakers to sing the anthem. Malka takes a broader position, arguing against cooperation with parties that reject Israel's definition as a Jewish state and saying that those who reject Jewish sovereignty should leave. The segment therefore ends on a disagreement about the terms of political partnership, not a confirmed route to a governing majority.

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