"Fighting has always been a part of who I am," five-time Olympic gold medalist Teddy Riner said. As president, he would try to compete in the 2028 Games.
Building a coalition with religious parties will probably require ex-military chief Gadi Eisenkot to backtrack on pledges to enforce universal military conscription.
He said building a governing coalition would require "creative and unconventional political steps" and added that change was needed to restore "sanity."