Jerusalem Mayor Warned Lieberman Against Elections
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion and other Likud mayors secretly met with Yisrael Beiteinu Chairman Avigdor Lieberman to urge him to join a government led by Benjamin Netanyahu. The delegation warned that new elections would severely harm Israel's economy and social cohesion. Lieberman refused, stating he does not trust Netanyahu and that the prime minister must step down. The attempt to persuade Lieberman to join the government was unsuccessful.
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- Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion met secretly with Avigdor Lieberman to urge him to join a Netanyahu government.
- Lieberman refused, stating he does not trust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Mayors warned that repeated elections would severely harm Israel's economy and social cohesion.
- The meeting took place at a private home in Mevaseret Zion.
- Lieberman insisted Netanyahu must step down.
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, alongside a delegation of Likud mayors, held a secret meeting with Yisrael Beiteinu Chairman Avigdor Lieberman at a private residence in Mevaseret Zion. The purpose of the gathering was to pressure Lieberman into joining a government led by Benjamin Netanyahu, but the effort failed. The delegation, composed of long-time associates of Lieberman from local government, urged him to agree to a Netanyahu-led government to prevent economic and local authority uncertainty. They warned that "going to repeat elections will severely harm the State of Israel and social cohesion."
However, Lieberman remained unconvinced, stating, "I recognize the need to form a government, but I do not trust Netanyahu. He needs to go." The Yisrael Beiteinu chairman was reportedly resolute in his opposition to joining any government headed by Netanyahu, despite the pleas of his old friends.
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