In a joint statement, the key Jewish opposition parties of Yashar, Together, The Democrats and Yisrael Beiteinu agreed to back Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot for prime minister , Al Jazeera reported on Nov. 3. However, the parties had not yet decided how to build a government without the direct support of the Arab parties, which they need to reach a 61-seat majority in the Knesset.