Netanyahu May Drop Ben-Gvir for Unity Government, Report Suggests
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Journalist Mati Tuchfeld reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may consider forming a unity government without Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir if his bloc does not secure a 61-seat majority. Netanyahu's main goal would be to ensure his continued premiership. Ben-Gvir has previously warned of this possibility.
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- Prime Minister Netanyahu may drop Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to form a unity government, according to a report.
- Netanyahu's primary goal would be to ensure his continued premiership if his bloc lacks a 61-seat majority.
- The report suggests a unity government is an option on the table for Netanyahu.
- Gadi Eisenkot joining a Netanyahu government appears unlikely at this time.
- Ben-Gvir has previously warned of Netanyahu potentially abandoning him after elections.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might be willing to exclude current coalition partner Itamar Ben-Gvir from his next government in order to secure a unity government and ensure his continued premiership, according to an assessment by journalist Mati Tuchfeld. The report suggests that if Netanyahu's bloc fails to achieve the 61-seat majority required to form a government, he would consider forming a broader coalition.
This assessment posits that Netanyahu's primary consideration would be his ability to remain Prime Minister, even if it means parting ways with existing political allies like Ben-Gvir. Tuchfeld noted that while a unity government is an option on the table, the prospect of Gadi Eisenkot agreeing to join a Netanyahu-led government to provide the necessary majority appears unlikely at this stage.
Ben-Gvir himself has previously warned of such a scenario, claiming that Netanyahu plans to abandon him after the elections to form a unity government with Eisenkot.
