Likud Campaigns Against Arab Parties to Thwart Eisenkot Government
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
The Likud party is actively working to prevent MK Gadi Eisenkot from forming a government by campaigning against Arab parties and warning ultra-Orthodox factions against joining him. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is also pushing for a unity government, believing it's his best path to remaining in power. Negotiations between Likud and Yesh Atid are scheduled to resume on Thursday.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Likud is pressuring MK Gadi Eisenkot to prevent him from forming a government.
- The Likud party is campaigning to brand Arab parties as "terror supporters."
- Ultra-Orthodox parties are warned that joining Eisenkot means permanent exclusion from future right-wing coalitions.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pursuing an "all-in" strategy for a unity government.
- Negotiations between Likud and Yesh Atid are set to continue on Thursday.
Political sources revealed on Wednesday that the Likud party is exerting significant pressure to obstruct efforts by Member of Knesset Gadi Eisenkot to form a government while he holds the mandate. The Likud has launched an aggressive campaign in the past 24 hours to discredit Arab factions, labeling their members as "terror supporters." This strategy aims to limit Eisenkot's maneuvering room and prevent a government reliant on their support. Simultaneously, Likud is making strenuous efforts to maintain its bloc with the ultra-Orthodox parties, Shas and United Torah Judaism.
In discussions between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's aides and representatives of the ultra-Orthodox parties, a stern message was delivered: "If you go with Eisenkot, it's a permanent divorce. The day after Netanyahu, the right will form a coalition without the Haredim." Likud explained to its partners that the center-left bloc's boycott is currently directed personally at Netanyahu, and abandoning the current bloc would lead to the right forming a Zionist government without the ultra-Orthodox parties.
Netanyahu himself is reportedly making an "all-in" effort to form a unity government, recognizing that further elections may not yield the necessary 61 seats. Consequently, the Prime Minister has instructed Likud's negotiation teams and Knesset members to lower the temperature and focus solely on advancing a unity framework. As part of this trend, a previously canceled meeting between negotiation teams from Likud and Yesh Atid is now expected to take place on Thursday.
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