Golan calls for forming a “Change Government” that includes Arabs and Jews and warns against Netanyahu

He added: “This is dangerous behavior. We must not allow Netanyahu’s political survival battle to continue endangering Israel.”

Golan continued: “We must form a Change Government now, a true unity government; unity between those who serve and those who work, between Jews and Arabs, and unity based on loyalty to the state, not to the accused. A government that establishes an official investigation committee (into the events of October 7 2023), reinstates the rule of law, and returns Israel’s security to responsible hands.”

Within Israel, calls are intensifying for an official, independent investigation committee to uncover the circumstances of the political, military, and intelligence failures that preceded the October 7 2023 attack, and how the government and security agencies dealt with it, amid Netanyahu’s refusal to establish it and his insistence on not taking responsibility for the failures.

Golan concluded: “The election is over. Netanyahu lost, and now it is our turn to take responsibility, form a government, and save Israel. Every minute Netanyahu remains in power is an extra minute that leaves Israel’s security hostage to his political survival battle. We have no time to waste.”

Netanyahu continued on Monday evening to incite against Arab parties in Israel.

Netanyahu said in a statement posted on X: “The public in Israel does not want a government that relies on a unified Arab list and a joint list,” claiming they are “two parties that support terrorism and deny the existence of the Jewish state.”

On Saturday evening, Tel Aviv saw massive demonstrations by Israelis demanding the inclusion of Arabs in the next Israeli government.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp won 53 seats in the recent election held about a week ago, while the “Change camp” holds 48 seats, and Arab parties secured 19 seats.

Neither Netanyahu’s camp nor Aizenkot reached the 61‑seat majority needed to form a government.

Since late 2022, Netanyahu has headed the current government, which is far‑right and described as the most extreme in Israel’s history, a state established in 1948 on occupied Palestinian lands.

The election committee is scheduled to publish the final results in the official gazette on Wednesday, the day after tomorrow, and deliver them to Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

At 5 p.m. that same evening, consultations will begin at the president’s residence with representatives of Israeli parties in preparation for granting a mandate to a candidate to form a government, expected to conclude on Thursday evening, according to the Hebrew newspaper “Maariv”.

On Monday, Channel 12 reported that Israel Beitenu party leader Avigdor Lieberman said he would recommend appointing Aizenkot to form the government.

The official broadcasting authority reported that the Democratic Party, led by Yair Golan, is moving toward recommending Aizenkot.

On Sunday, the “Together” party, led by Naftali Bennett, announced it had decided to recommend Aizenkot.

Arab lawmakers hint that they will recommend appointing Aizenkot.

In that case, recommendations for Aizenkot would total 67 votes, versus 53 for Netanyahu’s camp.

Estimates suggest this number would compel Herzog to first task Aizenkot with forming a government, even though Likud is the largest party in the Knesset.

Both Netanyahu and Aizenkot agree on rejecting the establishment of a Palestinian state, despite UN resolutions calling for it under the “two‑state solution” principle.

Netanyahu (76) has served as prime minister in five non‑consecutive terms, making him Israel’s longest‑serving prime minister, and he is on trial for corruption charges, including bribery, fraud, and breach of trust, which could imprison him if convicted.

He has also been wanted since 2024 to appear before the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against Palestinians during the ongoing genocide war in Gaza that began in 2023.