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Gali Tzahal’s political commentator, Yaakov Bardugo, opposes the possibility that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will form a government with the support or abstinence of the Ra’am party and Mansour Abbas.
“This is not an acceptable option for the right to form a government under the auspices of Ra’am,” Bardugo said. “The right will not be supported from the outside by pro-terrorists, the Emily right will not rely on pro-terrorist Islamists.”
At the end of the counting of votes in the 24th Knesset election, it became clear that the bloc of parties that support Netanyahu, including the “right,” does not have the 61 seats needed for the coalition, and the RAM party may be the balance sheet to give Netanyahu a government if his partners agree to cooperate with Mansour Abbas.
Political sources who spoke with Channel 7 said that Netanyahu intended to focus his efforts in two directions: the formation of a minority government that would rely on the votes of the RAAM party – apparently without the designated Knesset members Itamar Ben Gvir and Avi Maoz.
Another direction examined by Netanyahu is to exert heavy pressure on right-wing Knesset members in new hope and in blue and white, in order to persuade them to join a right-wing government led by him that will include 61 seats or more.
MK Yifat Shasha-Bitton, number 2 in the Tikva Hadasha party, clarified last night (Thursday) in an interview with News 12 that its members will not rely on the joint list to form an alternative government headed by Netanyahu.
“We are currently aiming for a center-right government that will be composed of Zionist parties, that is what we are doing today for the State of Israel. We will not break any of our election promises.
She promised: “We will do whatever it takes to bring about a change government. We are trying to target a government with Zionist parties that believe in the principle of a Jewish and democratic state. We will make the effort to form a change government and prevent fifth elections. If we fail to do so, we will sit in opposition.” .
Shasha-Bitton revealed that in recent days a number of people close to Netanyahu have approached her – in an attempt to convince her and her friends to support the government he heads: “It is no secret that there is very intense pressure for us to enter the Likud-led government. “Proposals in recent days. Netanyahu apparently did not understand that this was not a ‘cam chop’ when I said that we would rescue Israel from the Netanyahu regime.”
“I have official inquiries and also the other members of ‘New Hope’ and it will not happen,” she clarified. “They offered me the education portfolio and in general offered mountains and hills to all party members, but that will not happen so pity the phones. We are a very cohesive and cohesive group behind Gideon Saar who explicitly said that we will not sit under Netanyahu. Committed to our voters. “
Who would you recommend ‘New Hope’ to the president? Shasha Bitton replied: “We will wait and see who we should recommend for the formation of the government. The simplest possibility is that Netanyahu who fails to get 61 seats after 4 elections will step aside and let others do the work.”