https://allisraelnews.com/change-bloc-divided-over-coalition-with-arab-or-ultra-orthodox-parties-after-week-of-negotiations Nearly one week after Gadi Eisenkot received the mandate to form Israel’s next government, his 48-seat “Change Bloc” appears divided over two possible paths to securing a majority.
On one side, Eisenkot, who leads the Yashar party, and ‘The Democrats’ party leader Yair Golan appear to be making efforts to convince the Arab parties Ra’am and Joint List to join their coalition – or at least promise their outside support for a minority government.
On the other side, Yisrael Beitenu leader Avigdor Liberman has repeatedly ruled out joining a coalition with any support from the Arab parties. Instead, he has reversed his decades-long opposition to the ultra-Orthodox parties and is calling for a full coalition with their support, which would give the Change Bloc a full 61-seat majority needed to form a government.
The bloc’s fourth partner, the Together (B’Yachad) party, led by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, has remained largely quiet. Analysts suspect Bennett is more inclined to support Liberman’s approach, while Lapid reportedly favors Eisenkot and Golan’s approach.
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