{"id":17844,"date":"2026-11-14T19:31:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T19:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/14\/netanyahu-says-only-unity-government-can-guarantee-israels-security\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T19:31:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T19:31:15","slug":"netanyahu-says-only-unity-government-can-guarantee-israels-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/14\/netanyahu-says-only-unity-government-can-guarantee-israels-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu says only unity government can guarantee Israel\u2019s security"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Netanyahu-says-only-unity-government-can-guarantee-Israels-security.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Netanyahu says only unity government can guarantee Israel\u2019s security\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Netanyahu-says-only-unity-government-can-guarantee-Israels-security.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AFP__20260319__A3YL2RM__v2__MidRes__TopshotIsraelUsIranWarNetanyahu-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AFP__20260319__A3YL2RM__v2__MidRes__TopshotIsraelUsIranWarNetanyahu-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AFP__20260319__A3YL2RM__v2__MidRes__TopshotIsraelUsIranWarNetanyahu-e1776965037795.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel\u2019s caretaker prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday reiterated his calls for a national unity government with his opponent Gadi Eisenkot, as well as his vow to eliminate the threat from Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A meeting with Eisenkot on Thursday \u201conly strengthened the conviction that it is essential to form a national unity government\u201d to guarantee Israel\u2019s security, Netanyahu said in a video statement, adding that such a government could \u201celiminate the Iranian threat once and for all\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said this government would be made up of parties that recognise Israel \u201cas a state for the Jewish people\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It would address security challenges, he added, most notably Iran which he claimed would \u201cnot hesitate to use nuclear weapons against us\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With backing from 67 lawmakers following last month\u2019s election, Eisenkot was tapped on Sunday to form a new government within 28 days, with a possible 14-day extension.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Negotiations are expected to be difficult, especially as Netanyahu has waged a campaign to discredit Arab-Israeli parties, which gained a record number of seats in the election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Netanyahu\u2019s proposed unity government would be made up of key Jewish parties ranging from the centre to the right, while excluding the Arab parties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eisenkot has indicated he would be open to forming a government with members of Netanyahu\u2019s Likud party, as well as outgoing Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich\u2019s Religious Zionism, provided their commitment to unity is \u201csincere\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But a unity government with Netanyahu himself remains unlikely, particularly after Eisenkot denounced his \u201cracist\u201d campaign against Arab parties on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/11\/netanyahu-says-only-unity-government-can-guarantee-israels-security\/\">Netanyahu says only unity government can guarantee Israel\u2019s security<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel\u2019s caretaker prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday reiterated his calls for a national unity government with his opponent Gadi Eisenkot, as well as his vow to eliminate the threat&hellip; 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