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Naftali Bennett and Yoaz Golan pledged to back Gadi Eisenkot as prime minister, while the anti-Netanyahu bloc weighed which coalition to pursue after Israel's recent election, according to The Times of Israel on 2 November 2026. The Times of Israel reported that Avigdor Liberman was said to criticize Eisenkot's push for a government that includes Arab parties, and that Netanyahu reportedly said there would be no unity talks if the Knesset speaker were replaced. Middle East Eye reported that right-wing Israelis protested in Haifa against Arab parties joining the next government, calling for new elections and citing allegations of electoral fraud allegedly facilitated by Qatari funding.