Lieberman Rules Out Coalition With Netanyahu, Tibi
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
Yisrael Beiteinu Chairman Avigdor Lieberman declared his party will not join a government with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or MK Ahmed Tibi, maintaining pre-election red lines. Lieberman also excluded MKs Aryeh Deri, Yitzhak Goldknopf, and Yasser Hajrat from potential coalition partners. He expressed openness to joining a Likud-led government if Netanyahu is not the leader, and set conditions for a state inquiry and universal conscription law.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Yisrael Beiteinu will not join a government with Benjamin Netanyahu or Ahmed Tibi.
- Chairman Avigdor Lieberman reiterated his party's pre-election red lines after the 26th Knesset elections.
- Lieberman also excluded Aryeh Deri, Yitzhak Goldknopf, and Yasser Hajrat from coalition possibilities.
- A coalition with Likud is possible, but only if Benjamin Netanyahu is not its leader.
- Key conditions for Yisrael Beiteinu's participation include a state inquiry and universal conscription law.
Avigdor Lieberman, chairman of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, stated on Thursday that his party will not join a government with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or with Member of Knesset Ahmed Tibi. Lieberman emphasized that the "red lines" his party set before the 26th Knesset elections remain unchanged, asserting that "what we said before the elections is even more true after the elections."
Lieberman's remarks come amid coalition-building discussions following the recent election results. His clear stance rejects participation in a government led by Netanyahu and also rules out a joint government with Tibi, sending a message to both sides of the political spectrum. This position could impact the possibilities for forming the next government, as parties seek to secure a Knesset majority.
In a further statement on social media, Lieberman expanded his list of individuals and parties his faction refuses to cooperate with. In addition to Netanyahu and Tibi, he explicitly excluded Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri, United Torah Judaism Chairman Yitzhak Goldknopf, and Yasser Hajrat, whom he referred to as "supporters of terror."
However, Lieberman did not rule out cooperation with the Likud party itself, provided Netanyahu is not its leader. "The only coalition that is considered is a coalition composed solely of Zionist parties, including Likud without Bibi," he declared.
Lieberman also presented two key conditions for his party's participation in the next government: the establishment of a state commission of inquiry and the enactment of a universal conscription law. He stressed that any coalition not prioritizing these two issues would be irrelevant to Yisrael Beiteinu.
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