National Unity chairman Benny Gantz responded Sunday to PM Netanyahu's call for a broad government, saying the premier would assemble a coalition with Haredi and extremist parties. The jab, reported by i24NEWS, escalates the political back-and-forth over a potential unity government.
Sunday morning brought the latest exchange in the ongoing political maneuvering over a potential broad government. National Unity party chairman Benny Gantz responded to Prime Minister Netanyahu's late-Saturday call for a 'broad national' government, telling the premier: 'If it's up to you, a government with Haredim and extremists will form.' The remark, reported by i24NEWS, was a direct retort to Netanyahu's overture and echoed criticism that surfaced from both coalition and opposition figures over the weekend. As The Zioneer reported Saturday evening, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir had already slammed Netanyahu's proposal, warning that past broad coalitions paralyzed right-wing policy. Gantz's statement sharpens the divide, with the opposition leader framing the likely outcome as one dominated by religious and far-right parties rather than a centrist unity arrangement.
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