Likud Lawmaker Threatens to Vote Against Government Over Rotation Deal

Moshe Saada, a Likud Member of Knesset, declared on Thursday that he would vote against the current government if it were to include a rotation agreement for the prime minister position with Gadi Eisenkot. Saada stated in an interview with "Kan Moreshet" that the possibility of a unity government where Eisenkot would serve as prime minister under a rotation deal with Likud is unacceptable to him. "I will vote against this government," he asserted.

Beyond opposing the political arrangement, Saada also questioned Eisenkot's suitability for the role of prime minister, even within a rotation framework with Likud. "Eisenkot is not worthy of being prime minister. Not even in a rotation with Likud," Saada said.

During the interview, Saada also addressed the campaign by the Religious Zionism party targeting the justice system, which included images of Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, and Supreme Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez. Saada criticized this campaign, specifically targeting the head of the Religious Zionism party, Bezalel Smotrich. "Smotrich should not have done this. It is not appropriate," the Likud lawmaker commented.

Saada thus drew two clear lines within the coalition: opposition to granting Gadi Eisenkot a rotation on the premiership, even if negotiated by Netanyahu and Likud, and disapproval of the Religious Zionism party's method in its campaign against senior judicial figures. His strongest message was directed at the prospect of a future unity government, making it clear that Eisenkot's entry into the government would not equate to his acceptance as prime minister, and he would vote against such a government if it came to a vote.