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IrelandNetanyahu-Eisenkot security meeting planned amid dispute over wartime powers
Lieberman warns against a caretaker government taking decisions that could lead to war, while Katz rejects the need for opposition approval.
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- 0:44Hasson reports that Netanyahu and Eisenkot are coordinating a security briefing.
- 2:11Katz rejects the need for opposition approval; Lieberman demands parliamentary oversight of decisions that could lead to war.
- 3:57The report examines minority-government possibilities and potential cooperation between left-wing and ultra-Orthodox parties.
- 5:39Kadmi criticizes Eisenkot and argues that political leaders have authority to direct the security establishment.
- 8:24The panel considers reported Lieberman contacts with ultra-Orthodox politicians and difficulties forming a unity government.
Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot are coordinating a security briefing despite their political differences, according to a report by Israel's ערוץ 14 (Channel 14). The planned meeting comes amid a dispute over the outgoing government's authority to make military decisions while negotiations to form a government continue.
Parliamentary correspondent Avraham Hasson reports that the prime minister and Eisenkot have announced the briefing. Eisenkot, a former military chief who leads the Yashar party, was Netanyahu's main challenger in the election. An agreement to exchange security information is not, however, an agreement to govern together.
The report places their announcement alongside sharply different statements from Defense Minister Israel Katz and former defense minister Avigdor Lieberman. Hasson reads a post in which Katz says the government does not need approval from the opposition or any legal authority to direct the military. Lieberman, in the post presented next, argues that a caretaker government cannot take decisions that could draw Israel into war without parliamentary oversight. Those are the politicians' competing positions, not a legal ruling established by the segment.
The discussion then turns to possible governing arrangements: a minority government, cooperation between left-wing and ultra-Orthodox parties, and efforts by the right-wing bloc to prevent those combinations. These remain possibilities discussed in the broadcast, rather than an announced coalition.
In the studio, lawyer and Zichron Yaakov council member Odelia Kadmi criticizes Eisenkot's conduct as irresponsible and argues that the political leadership has the authority to instruct the security establishment. Strategic adviser Rami Peri contends that personal political interests are taking precedence over national security.
The closing exchange examines reports of contact between Lieberman and ultra-Orthodox politicians, alongside the obstacles to a unity government. The concrete development in Hasson's report is the planned security briefing; the broader coalition negotiations remain unresolved.
Israeli politician and leader of the Yashar party. A former military chief of staff, he was Netanyahu’s main challenger in the 2026 election.
More on Wikipedia ›Israel’s defense minister and a member of the Security Cabinet. He represents Likud in the Knesset.
More on Wikipedia ›Israeli politician who served as finance minister from 2021 to 2022 and previously held the post of deputy prime minister twice.
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The report presents Defense Minister Israel Katz's statement about the government's authority to direct the military.