TEL AVIV — Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Israel to demand that opposition figures form a political partnership with Arab parties, aiming to remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from power following a tight electoral outcome.
The protests follow an election where Netanyahu's political bloc finished ahead of rivals but fell short of securing an outright majority in parliament. Amid ongoing debates over coalition-building and governance, demonstrators urged opposition politician Gadi Eisenkot and other leaders to bridge divides and establish a broad coalition to prevent another round of elections.
While Eisenkot has expressed intentions to build a wide-ranging coalition to avert fresh balloting, negotiations remain politically complex as various factions weigh their paths forward in Israel's parliament.
