Blue And White’s Gantz, Lapid Say Netanyahu Is Stalling Coalition Talks

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Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid during a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Oct. 28, 2019 (Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90)

JERUSALEM (JNS) — Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz said on Monday that “unfortunately no tangible progress was made” in coalition talks with Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu at their Sunday meeting.

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While Gantz called the meeting “businesslike,” he insinuated that Netanyahu was attempting to “dictate the entire public agenda.”

Blue and White No. 2 Yair Lapid also accused Netanyahu of posturing during his mandate. “It is possible to form a government within 48 hours,” he said. “All that Benjamin Netanyahu needs to do is agree to be second in a rotation agreement.”

Netanyahu passed his mandate to form a coalition back to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Oct. 21 after failing to assemble a majority government.

Their sit-down early this week represents the first meeting between the two since Rivlin passed the mandate to Gantz.

Likud and Blue and White have each accused the other of pushing the country toward a third election.

“We will continue to talk to everyone and listen to the small parties,” said Gantz on Monday, adding that Blue and White would be meeting with Joint List head Ayman Odeh on Thursday in Tel Aviv.

On Monday, Gantz met with Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Lieberman for the first time since the mandate transfer.


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Educated Archy
Educated Archy
4 years ago

Lets face it. the right wing coaltion, likud + frum + leiberman are the majorty. Were there a starght up vote Bibi would win. Its just that Liberman and frum don’t get along. Bibi has the majorty of the people

AaronB
AaronB
4 years ago

Educated Archy

Although you are right Bibi would win having Liberman in the coalition isn’t good and is dangerous better to have him in opposition.

Tired Leftist Jew
Tired Leftist Jew
4 years ago

Just form a government with the Socialists and the Arab List. Stop trying to work with Bibi.