Shas MK Malkieli urges Bennett to drop out of election race

In a statement Sunday evening, MK Michael Malkieli (Shas) told former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to leave the race, saying his party is "already scratching toward the threshold." Malkieli urged Bennett to "drop out quickly" for the sake of national unity.

MK Michael Malkieli (Shas) called on Naftali Bennett to drop out of the election campaign, saying Bennett's party is "already scratching toward the threshold." According to a report by Moskov, Malkieli urged Bennett to "drop out quickly" and added that "we'll all gain a less divided Israel."

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