Anti-Netanyahu bloc parties will pursue talks for possible coalitions

Multiple meetings between the leadership of all Israeli parties have taken place since Israel’s election on Tuesday as various party leaders are considering possible coalitions for Israel’s next government. Leader Yamina Naftali Bennett said Friday that he has spoken to the leaders of Labor, Likud, United Torah Judaism, Shas, Likud, Religious Zionism, New Hope, Yesh Atid, Blue and White, Meretz and Yisrael Beytenu in the past two days. . In talks, Bennett emphasized the need to “work sensibly to bring Israel out of anarchy. “Opposition leader Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid and Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman met on Friday to discuss the option of forming a government and agreed to meet again soon. Lapid has also met or spoken to the leaders of Labor, New Hope and Meretz from the election and will meet in the coming days with the heads of Blue and White, the Coalition and Ra’am in an effort to build on what MKs in those parties announcing “the block of change.” Also expressing a desire for chang e, New Hope leader Gideon Sa’ar tweeted saying “for the fourth time in two years Netanyahu failed to win a majority of 61 in the Knesset. ”Without Netanyahu, it is possible to form a government quickly and easily.If Israel is more important to Netanyahu than his continued grip on control, he must finally the decision of the country. I call on Netanyahu: move to one side, free Israel and let the country move forward. “

In a move that surprised some, Lapid sent Sa’ar a message back, adding “listen to Gideon. “There are meetings and conversations between everyone who is committed to change,” Gantz said in a video on Friday. “There is no question of ego, until we change the leadership, until we replace Netanyahu, I will protect Israel from the outside [the country] and I will protect Israel’s democracy and security from within the government. Rumors have circulated this week of a “national healing government” that could be made up of Yesh Atid, Yamina, New Hope, Yisrael Beytenu and Labor with outside support from the parties. Arab and Meretz.This alliance would be led by Bennett and Lapid who would revolve, and last a year, Israeli media reported. Gil Hoffman and Jeremy Sharon contributed to this report.