https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/israel-s-president-says-parties-need-to-engage-with-open-heart-to-avoid-fresh-electionContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/israel-s-president-says-parties-need-to-engage-with-open-heart-to-avoid-fresh-electionhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/israel-s-president-says-parties-need-to-engage-with-open-heart-to-avoid-fresh-election#u177601Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:41:58 +0000President Isaac Herzog has opened coalition negotiations and called on political parties to engage with an "open heart" to prevent another election. Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as a primary contender for the premiership, securing backing from Ra'am and the Joint List. While Gadi Eisenkot has vowed to use his Knesset majority against the October 7 government, Benjamin Netanyahu has not ruled out a potential prime ministerial rotation with Eisenkot, despite the public position of the Likud party. Herzog is conducting consultations in an unusual sequence, starting with the smallest K