Israeli efforts to replace the Knesset speaker with Arab party cooperation

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1. 28 Oct 2026, 19:49 The Hebrew page Amir Etzinger reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not yet held an official conversation with coalition party leaders, expected to take place this evening. It noted that Likud still fears the possibility of a government being formed by the change bloc with the Arab parties, and the possibility of changing the Knesset speaker, and that it is seeking to delegitimize replacing Ohana and to use this as a pretext to accuse the opposition of not wanting unity and of pushing toward elections.
2. 28 Oct 2026, 20:57 The Hebrew Kan channel reported that the change bloc is considering appointing Yair Lapid as Knesset speaker, and sees changing the speaker as a step that can be carried out in cooperation with the Arab parties, possibly soon.
3. 28 Oct 2026, 21:20 A report on the Hebrew page Amir Etzinger said that Yair Golan is trying to take the lead and drive the process of replacing the Knesset speaker in cooperation with the Arab parties in the first stage, describing him as the only one with broad public support to confront the coalition. It added that replacing the Knesset speaker is the first stage, and that Golan will discuss the matter tomorrow with Yair Lapid and Eisenkot in personal meetings.

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