Brad Lander rejected Lapid's pitch for an American outreach tour, calling for respect for international law and Palestinian rights. The Jewish congressman-elect sees withholding military aid as a way to press for change

Eisenkot was recommended by 67 of the 120 elected Knesset members in consultations with the president. Herzog will pick the candidate he believes has the best chance of forming a government

Both Arab-majority parties backed Eisenkot, while United Torah Judaism – traditionally aligned with Netanyahu and Likud – declined to endorse either candidate