Smotrich Planned Offer to Maoz to Withdraw from Elections
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Religious Zionism party chairman Bezalel Smotrich planned to offer Noam party leader Avi Maoz a deputy minister role in exchange for withdrawing from elections. The offer was intended to be public but was changed to quiet negotiations via an intermediary at the last minute. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was updated and supported the strategy of offering future posts for withdrawals.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Bezalel Smotrich planned to offer Avi Maoz a deputy minister role to withdraw Noam from elections.
- The offer to Maoz was changed to quiet negotiations at the last minute.
- Smotrich previously offered Ofer Winter a Defense Ministry post for withdrawal.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu supports the strategy of offering posts for withdrawals.
- The goal is to reduce the number of parties running in the elections.
Bezalel Smotrich, chairman of the Religious Zionism party, had planned to offer Avi Maoz, chairman of the Noam party, a position as deputy minister or head of a directorate in the fields of education and Jewish identity, in exchange for Noam withdrawing from the upcoming elections. However, at the last minute, Smotrich decided against a public offer and opted for quiet negotiations through an intermediary.
According to Kan News, Smotrich's initial intention was to include this offer to Maoz in a public statement he made yesterday, similar to a previous offer made to Ofer Winter, chairman of the Am Israel party, for a ministerial position in the Defense Ministry in exchange for his withdrawal. The planned offer to Maoz was intended to secure Noam's withdrawal from the electoral race.
Instead of a public announcement, the decision was made to pursue discussions with Maoz discreetly, based on the assessment that quiet talks would increase the chances of reaching an agreement. Consequently, Maoz was omitted from the public statement, which focused solely on the offer to Winter.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was updated on these developments and reportedly supported the Religious Zionism party's strategy of offering future government positions to party leaders in exchange for their withdrawal from the elections.
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