Lieberman Rules Out Coalition With Netanyahu, Haredi, or Arab Parties
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Avigdor Lieberman, chairman of Yisrael Beiteinu, stated Thursday he will not join a government with Benjamin Netanyahu, Haredi, or Arab parties. He insists on a Zionist-only coalition, potentially including Likud without Netanyahu. Lieberman also demanded a state inquiry commission and a universal conscription law as prerequisites for joining any government.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Avigdor Lieberman rejected joining a government with Benjamin Netanyahu, Haredi, or Arab parties.
- Lieberman stated his post-election stance remains unchanged from his pre-election declarations.
- He insists on a coalition comprised solely of Zionist parties, possibly including Likud without Netanyahu.
- Lieberman demanded a state inquiry commission as the government's first decision.
- He also called for a universal conscription law to be the first law enacted.
Avigdor Lieberman, chairman of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, has rejected any possibility of joining a government that includes Benjamin Netanyahu, the Haredi parties, or Arab parties. Lieberman stated on Thursday that his position remains unchanged after the elections, emphasizing, "As you know, my word is my word, and everything I said before the elections is still valid afterward." He explicitly declared, "We will not sit with Bibi, nor with Tibi, not with Goldknoppf, nor with Der'i. Not with Yasser Hujairat, nor with other supporters of terrorism. Not directly, nor indirectly."
Lieberman clarified that, in his view, the only viable path to forming a government is through a coalition composed solely of Zionist parties. This coalition could include the Likud party, but not under Netanyahu's leadership. He also presented two central demands for the next government: the establishment of a state inquiry commission, which he designated as the government's first decision, and the passage of a universal conscription law, which he called the first law to be enacted.
"A coalition in which these two points do not appear first and centrally is not relevant to us," Lieberman concluded.
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