Yoaz Hendel and Hili Tropper Say Netanyahu Coalition Depends on Non-Zionist Votes, Reject Participation

Yoaz Hendel and Hili Tropper, leaders of the Zionist Union-Militarists party, reaffirmed their refusal to join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. Following Tropper's earlier statement that they would not sit in Netanyahu's government, Hendel emphasized to party activists that their position remains unchanged: they support only a Zionist government. They stated they would align with whoever secures the most Zionist recommendations. Hendel criticized Netanyahu for maintaining a coalition reliant on non-Zionist votes, making their participation irrelevant under the current arrangement. However, they expressed willingness to join a broad unity government including figures like Benny Gantz, Naftali Bennett, Avigdor Lieberman, Netanyahu, and others if such a coalition forms.