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Herzog Navigates Israeli Government Formation · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: In Israeli domestic politics, President Isaac Herzog has begun crucial
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  Speaker 1: deliberations to task a leader with forming the country's next government.
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  Speaker 1: Following a divisive election, neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose
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  Speaker 1: block holds 53 seats, nor rival Gadi Eisenkot with 48 seats,
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  Speaker 1: secured the necessary 61-seat parliamentary majority. President Herzog, who holds
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  Speaker 1: a largely ceremonial role but has the decisive vote on
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  Speaker 1: who receives the mandate, is consulting with party leaders, starting
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  Speaker 1: with smaller parties before meeting with Likud and Yashar. This
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  Speaker 1: process could span weeks or even months, with Herzog reportedly
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  Speaker 1: aiming to avoid new elections and exploring options like a
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  Speaker 1: unity government. He emphasised the importance of exhausting every option
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  Speaker 1: for stability. On the international front, US Senator John Ossoff
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  Speaker 1: voted to block offensive weapons sales to Israel in November 2024.
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  Speaker 1: While not labelling the war in Gaza a genocide, his
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  Speaker 1: vote is noted, as Senator Ossoff potentially considers a presidential
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  Speaker 1: run in 2028. Turning to economic news, Israel and Kazakhstan
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  Speaker 1: have signed a significant agreement to prevent double taxation. A
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  Speaker 1: move that follows over a decade of negotiations, and is
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  Speaker 1: designed to facilitate bilateral investment, and expand economic cooperation. The
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  Speaker 1: pact was signed during the 10th meeting of the Israel-Kazakhstan
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  Speaker 1: Joint Economic Commission in Jerusalem. Alongside the taxation agreement, the
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  Speaker 1: nations also signed memoranda of understanding in areas such as
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  Speaker 1: artificial intelligence, labour and cyber security, along with a joint
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  Speaker 1: declaration on space cooperation, further strengthening economic ties. For continuing
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