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Israel’s president tasked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot on Sunday with forming the next government, Semafor, Al Jazeera English and The Guardian report. Eisenkot, a former military chief, reached out to allies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, The Guardian reports, and Al Jazeera English says he is open to Netanyahu joining the next government. The Guardian reports he said Israel was approaching a “point of no return.” Semafor says the process is a tortuous negotiation that could oust Netanyahu, the long-serving prime minister. Bloomberg reports that Eisenkot faces a divided opposition and must win allies away from Netanyahu.

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  1. Israel’s president tasked Gadi Eisenkot on Sunday with forming the next government.

    Reported byLeft2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English, The Guardian
    Center
    Semafor

  2. Eisenkot is a former military chief who leads the opposition.

    One side only: the leftReported byLeft3See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg, Al Jazeera English, The Guardian

  3. Eisenkot said he was open to including Netanyahu in his coalition.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

  4. Eisenkot said Israel was approaching a “point of no return.”

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

  5. Eisenkot must assemble a coalition from a divided opposition and win allies away from Netanyahu.

    One outletBloomberg· Left

  6. The negotiating process could oust Netanyahu, Semafor reports.

    One outletSemafor· Center

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that Israel’s president tasked Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government. Left-side coverage stresses his outreach to Netanyahu’s allies and the odds against him, while the center report stresses a tortuous process that could oust Netanyahu.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Left-side headlines focus on Eisenkot’s outreach to Netanyahu’s allies and his openness to Netanyahu joining, with Bloomberg stressing the odds against him.

    Eisenkot open to Netanyahu joining Israel’s next government
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Semafor’s headline reports Eisenkot getting the nod to form a government, a plain account that stresses a tortuous process that could oust Netanyahu.

    Eisenkot gets nod to form Israeli government
    SemaforCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

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  • Left2

    luring allies away frommaster political tactician

  • Center0

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  • Right

    Has not covered this story.

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  • Loaded verb

    luring allies away fromMore neutral: winning support from

    Luring implies manipulation, where the article is describing ordinary political recruitment.

    …as he tries to cobble together a coalition from a divided opposition while luring allies away from Benjamin Netanyahu, a master political tactician who remains a formidable…

    Used byBloomberg (Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    master political tacticianMore neutral: veteran political leader

    Calling Netanyahu a master tactician is a judgement of his skill that the article does not support with evidence.

    …a divided opposition while luring allies away from Benjamin Netanyahu, a master political tactician who remains a formidable force.

    Used byBloomberg (Left)

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  • Absolutist framing

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    monolithically anti-Palestinian stanceMore neutral: a stance on Palestinians that the expert describes as dominant in Israeli politics

    The phrase presents a contested characterization of Israeli politics as uniform and settled, which the reporting does not establish as fact.

    …and Netanyahu differ in style and substance, both men reflect the “monolithically anti-Palestinian stance that dominates Israeli politics,” an International Crisis Group expert…

    Quoted bySemafor (Center)

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From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

  • Eisenkot’s outreach to Netanyahu allies
  • Odds against forming a coalition
  • Netanyahu’s continued influence

Leaves out

  • Possibility that the process could oust Netanyahu

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • BloombergLeft

    Eisenkot Faces Tough Odds in Quest to Form Israeli Coalition

    Former Israeli general Gadi Eisenkot faces a daunting political test as he tries to cobble together a coalition from a divided opposition while Loaded verb“luring allies away from”Luring implies manipulation, where the article is describing ordinary political recruitment.More neutral: winning support fromDisagree with this highlight? Benjamin Netanyahu, a Loaded modifier“master political tactician”Calling Netanyahu a master tactician is a judgement of his skill that the article does not support with evidence.More neutral: veteran political leaderDisagree with this highlight? who remains a formidable force.

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  • Al Jazeera EnglishLeft

    Eisenkot open to Netanyahu joining Israel’s next government

    Israel's president officially tasks the opposition leader with forming a new government.

    Read at Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)
  • The GuardianLeft

    Gadi Eisenkot reaches out to Netanyahu allies as he strives to form government

    Former military chief says prime minister brought Israel to historic crisis and it is approaching ‘point of no return’ Israel’s former military chief Gadi Eisenkot started the tough task of forming a government on Sunday, reaching out to Benjamin Netanyahu’s allies as he said …

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From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Tortuous negotiating process
  • Possible ouster of Netanyahu
  • Uncertainty around Iran policy after recent elections
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From the right

0 outlets

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    The Guardian, Nov 8, 12:53 PM EST

  • Center

    4 hr 47 min later

    Its first report, Nov 8, 5:41 PM EST

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. The GuardianLeftNov 8, 12:53 PM EST
  2. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 8, 1:12 PM EST
  3. BloombergLeftNov 8, 5:01 PM EST
  4. SemaforCenterNov 8, 5:41 PM EST
  5. United Press InternationalCenterNov 8, 5:51 PM EST

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