Smotrich Planned to Offer Maoz a Role to Withdraw from Election
Translated & summarized from Kan News by baba
Bezalel Smotrich, chairman of the Religious Zionism party, planned to offer Avi Maoz of the Noam party a senior government role to withdraw from elections, but later opted for quiet negotiations. Smotrich had also offered Ofer Winter of Am Echad Israel a ministerial post for withdrawal, an offer rejected by Winter's party as "political bribery."
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Bezalel Smotrich planned to offer Avi Maoz a senior role to withdraw from the election.
- Smotrich ultimately chose quiet negotiations over a public offer to Maoz.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu supported Smotrich's offers to party leaders.
- Ofer Winter was offered a ministerial position by Smotrich to withdraw.
- Winter's party rejected the offer, calling it "political bribery."
Bezalel Smotrich, chairman of the Religious Zionism party, had planned to publicly offer Avi Maoz, chairman of the Noam party, a deputy minister position or head of an administration with authority over education and Jewish identity matters, in exchange for withdrawing from the upcoming election. However, Smotrich decided at the last minute to shelve the public offer and instead pursue quiet negotiations with Noam through an intermediary, hoping for a successful outcome.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was updated on the situation and supported the Religious Zionism party's proposals for roles for party leaders asked to withdraw from the race. Smotrich had previously offered Ofer Winter, chairman of the Am Echad Israel party, a ministerial position from his party's quota in coalition negotiations, citing poll results showing Winter's party failing to pass the electoral threshold and emphasizing the importance of continued right-wing rule for his voters.
However, Winter's party stated that no job offer would convince him to withdraw. Yosef Haddad, a candidate on the Am Echad Israel list, described the offer to Winter as "political bribery."
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