以色列总理候任人加迪·艾森科特和以色列我们的家园党领袖阿维格多·利伯曼周一表示，尽管在哪些政党可以支持政府的问题上存在分歧，但他们有信心能够组建一个能够服务完整四年任期的政府。
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Gadi Eisenkot and Yisrael Beytenu party leader Avigdor Liberman expressed confidence Monday that they could form a government capable of serving a full four-year term, despite differences over which parties could support it.
据《以色列时报》报道，艾森科特的“直率党”将他们的会晤描述为“一次建设性且富有成效的讨论”。
Eisenkot’s Yashar party described their meeting as a “constructive and productive discussion,” The Times of Israel reported.
该党表示：“双方均对其组建稳定政府、服务完整四年任期的能力表示充分信心。”该声明未透露任何协议细节。
“Both expressed full confidence in their ability to form a stable government for a full four-year term,” the party said. Its statement gave no details of any agreement.
利伯曼已排除支持少数派政府或依赖阿拉伯主导政党的政府，同时释放出愿意与极端正统派派系对话的信号。
Liberman has ruled out backing a minority government or one that relies on Arab-led parties, while signaling that he is open to talks with ultra-Orthodox factions.
总统伊萨克·赫尔佐格周日正式授权艾森科特组建政府，此前代表120席议会（克内塞特）中67名议员的政党推荐了他。这67名议员中包括来自两个阿拉伯主导名单的19名议员。即将卸任的总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡的阵营掌握53个席位，而艾森科特需要至少61名议员的支持才能获得议会信任。
President Isaac Herzog formally tasked Eisenkot with forming a government on Sunday after parties representing 67 members of the 120-seat Knesset recommended him. That total included 19 lawmakers from the two Arab-led lists. Outgoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc holds 53 seats, while Eisenkot needs the backing of at least 61 lawmakers to secure parliamentary confidence.
征兵豁免问题使谈判复杂化 艾森科特周日晚间还会晤了前总理纳夫塔利·贝内特。双方会后均未发表声明，据以色列新闻网站Ynet报道，贝内特尚未公开表示是否会支持一个维持极端正统派神学院学生征兵豁免的联合政府。
Military draft exemptions complicate talks Eisenkot also met former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday evening. Neither leader issued a statement after the meeting, and Bennett has yet to say publicly whether he would support a coalition that preserves military draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox seminary students, Israeli news outlet Ynet reported.
据Ynet报道，贝内特的“共同党”竞选承诺终止对既不服兵役也不服国家文职的群体的政府资助。该党新当选议员周一表示将坚守这一承诺。
Bennett’s Together party campaigned on ending government funding for people who perform neither military nor national civilian service. Incoming lawmakers from the party said Monday they would stand by that pledge.
新当选议员利兰·阿维萨尔·本-霍林表示：“我们依然忠于我们的原则，将竭尽所能实现最接近我们向选民承诺的结果。”
“We remain loyal to our principles and will do everything to achieve the outcome closest to what we promised voters,” incoming lawmaker Liran Avisar Ben-Horin said, according to Ynet.
犹太教托拉联盟（United Torah Judaism）内部一些人士——这一长期以来的内塔尼亚胡盟友——已表示对由艾森科特（Eisenkot）领导的政府持开放态度。与古尔哈西迪派（Ger Hasidic movement）有关联的报纸《哈莫迪亚》（Hamodia）称，任何联合协议都需要具有强制力的担保，以保护犹太教神学院学生的地位。
Some figures in United Torah Judaism, a longtime Netanyahu ally, have signaled openness to an Eisenkot-led government. Hamodia, a newspaper affiliated with the Ger Hasidic movement, said any coalition agreement would need enforceable guarantees to protect the status of seminary students.
在周二新一届克内塞特（Knesset）宣誓就职前的另一项举动中，亚沙尔（Yashar）请求犹太教托拉联盟和沙斯党（Shas）支持一项取代克内塞特议长阿米尔·奥哈纳（Amir Ohana）的努力。据《耶内特报》（Ynet）报道，犹太教托拉联盟拒绝了这一请求，沙斯党预计也将拒绝提供支持。
In a separate move ahead of Tuesday’s swearing-in of the new Knesset, Yashar asked United Torah Judaism and Shas to support an effort to replace Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana. United Torah Judaism declined, and Shas was expected to withhold its support, Ynet reported.