Israeli 'unity government': Efrat Shapira expects Herzog will urge rival camps to form a 'coalition'

Home Middle East To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 09:53 Issued on: 02/11/2026 - 20:15Modified: 02/11/2026 - 20:17 Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Efrat Shapira Rosenberg, Israeli Radio/TV Host, Columnist, Podcaster and Educator. Following a deadlocked Israeli election, “everyone is saying who they’re not going to sit with, but no one is actually saying who they will sit with.” As President Isaac Herzog prepares to consult parliamentary factions over the formation of a new coalition, the impasse reveals tensions that extend beyond the familiar confrontation between Benjamin Netanyahu and his political opponents. According to Shapira, co-host of the highly popular Israeli politics podcast Miflaget Hamakshavot, the divisions are equally pronounced within the opposition bloc supporting Gadi Eisenkot. Keywords for this article Video content Video Middle East Video content Video Middle East Video content Video Middle East Video content Video Midd...