Yashar! Leader Eisenkot Sets Coalition Red Lines, Rules Out Ra'am
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
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- Yashar! leader Gadi Eisenkot rejects forming a government with Ra'am.
- Eisenkot will not lead a minority government dependent on Ra'am's support.
- Eisenkot opposes Palestinian statehood, calling it irrelevant post-October 7.
- Potential cooperation with the Democrats party does not mean full policy alignment.
Gadi Eisenkot, the leader of the Yashar! party, will not form a government with the Ra'am party or a minority government dependent on its external support, according to Alexander Gorodnitsky, head of the party's Russian-speaking staff. Gorodnitsky stated in an interview with MIG TV that Eisenkot's position on Ra'am is unequivocal: "neither a joint government with Ra'am, nor a minority government dependent on its external support."
Eisenkot himself publicly reiterated this stance in a prior interview with Israeli television, stating that Ra'am, in its current form, would not join a government under his leadership. He also outlined conditions for potential Arab and ultra-Orthodox coalition partners.
Gorodnitsky also addressed the possibility of Yashar! cooperating with Yair Golan's Democrats party. He clarified that such a partnership would not imply agreement on all issues, particularly concerning the Palestinian question. Gorodnitsky noted that Eisenkot opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state and does not consider it a relevant issue following the October 7th events, a position he has publicly declared.
The full video of Gorodnitsky's interview with Boris Mirkin is available on the MIG TV YouTube channel.
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