ISRAEL’S AVIGDOR LIBERMAN HAS REPORTEDLY CUT CONTACT WITH OPPOSITION LEADERS GADI EISENKOT AND NAFTALI BENNETT, PREFERRING THAT EISENKOT JOIN A UNITY GOVERNMENT WITH NETANYAHU - N12 NEWS

Israeli media outlet N12 News reported that Avigdor Liberman, leader of the Yisrael Beytenu party, has reportedly curtailed communication with opposition figures Gadi Eisenkot and Naftali Bennett, favoring a scenario in which Eisenkot joins a unity government led by Benjamin Netanyahu. The transmission channel for markets runs through political risk premia: coalition arithmetic and the prospect of a broad-based government typically reduce perceived policy and governance uncertainty, which can compress the risk premium embedded in Israeli sovereign debt and the shekel. Israeli government bonds, the shekel, and Tel Aviv-listed equities, particularly banking and domestic-facing sectors, are the most exposed, since their pricing is sensitive to shifts in expected fiscal continuity and parliamentary stability. Traders should watch for confirmation or denial of the reported talks from the parties involved and for any scheduling of coalition votes or Knesset procedural deadlines, which would clarify whether the political repositioning translates into a durable government structure.

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