According to a report by Yediot Ahronot journalist Nahum Barnea, Ayelet Shaked is nearing an agreement with Avigdor Liberman for a joint political run, following the collapse of the Bennett-Shaked-Lapid alliance. Informal contacts between the two have taken place in recent days.
A report by Nahum Barnea in Yediot Ahronot states that Ayelet Shaked is moving toward a political partnership with Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman. The report describes informal contacts between the two in recent days, after Shaked's previous alignment with Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid fell apart — Bennett and Shaked will not run together, Barnea notes, due to Bennett's merger with Lapid.
The Zioneer previously reported on Shaked's exploratory talks with other political figures, including former minister Gilad Erdan and former IDF general Ofer Winter, as well as speculation about a new right-wing party. The Liberman track represents a different direction, aligning Shaked with a secular, Russian-speaking constituency rather than the religious-Zionist base.
No formal announcement has been made, and the report is attributed to a single source within Yediot. Liberman's office has not commented.
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