Israeli Coalition Talks Stall Amidst Unity Government Deadlock
Summarized from The Times of Israel by baba
Coalition talks in Israel between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party and Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party have stalled, with no progress reported on forming a unity government. The parties are deadlocked over the premiership, and while some Likud figures are reportedly open to excluding Itamar Ben Gvir's Otzma Yehudit, Netanyahu publicly insists on including all allies. Meanwhile, separate negotiations between Eisenkot's bloc and the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party are reportedly advancing, though UTJ denies significant progress.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Israeli coalition talks between Likud and Yashar have stalled with no progress reported on forming a unity government.
- Yashar and Likud remain deadlocked over who would hold the premiership in a potential unity government.
- Some Likud associates are reportedly willing to exclude Itamar Ben Gvir's Otzma Yehudit from a coalition.
- Progress is reportedly being made in separate talks between Eisenkot's bloc and the ultra-Orthodox UTJ party.
- Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman warned Eisenkot that talks with Likud were a "trap" to end Netanyahu's era.
- Shas party chairman Aryeh Deri stated Shas will not negotiate with Eisenkot's bloc and will remain with Netanyahu.
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