Finance Minister Urges Opposition Leader to Join Unity Government
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich urged opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to accept Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's offer to discuss forming a unity government. Smotrich expressed hope for a positive response, stating it is "time for unity" and that his party, Religious Zionism, would be a force for national responsibility. The call follows Netanyahu's initiative to explore a broader coalition.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called on Gadi Eisenkot to join a unity government.
- Smotrich expressed hope that Eisenkot would accept Prime Minister Netanyahu's offer.
- The Finance Minister stated that it is "time for unity" in Israel.
- Smotrich described his party, Religious Zionism, as a spearhead of national responsibility.
- The call follows an invitation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Eisenkot.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has responded to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's call for Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the "Yisrael Beiteinu" party, to discuss forming a unity government. Smotrich posted on X, formerly Twitter, expressing his hope that Netanyahu's outstretched hand would be met with a supportive one. "Gadi, the time has come," Smotrich wrote. He added that Religious Zionism would be in the political arena what it is on the battlefield, "a spearhead of unity and national responsibility. Brothers, Jews. Time for unity."
Netanyahu had previously called on Eisenkot to meet and discuss the possibility of a unity government, a move that Smotrich now appears to be endorsing and encouraging.
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