xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoA protester holds a placard during a demonstration near the prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem on October 31, 2026, calling for the formation of a Jewish-Arab coalition government following Israel's general election [AFP]By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 8 Nov 20268 Nov 2026Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot has been given the opportunity to form a new government after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition lost its parliamentary majority in.