Netanyahu calls for Israeli unity

JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel's caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday reiterated his calls for a national unity government with his opponent Gadi Eisenkot, who in turn dismissed the appeal as a ruse. The latest exchange comes as Eisenkot is in the midst of negotiations to form a government, after he was tapped for the post of premier on Sunday. A meeting with Eisenkot on Thursday "only strengthened the conviction that it is essential to form a national unity government" to guarante

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