PELONI: A better choice for Netanyahu and the country would be for Lieberman to join with Netanyahu, but that too would leave the emerging coalition with one seat short of a govt.
What does strike an ironic mention is that in 2021 Bennet lied to his Right wing supporters about never joining Lapid and the Arabs, and now he is proposing to lie to his current Left wing supporters to join with Netanyahu. Yet he believes he is reestablishing himself with the Right as he demands that a party which has stood with the Right at all times should be scuttled from the emerging govt, even as doing so would leave Netanyahu dependent on at least one more vote from the Left to form a viable govt… This raises the question as to what the real proposal being discussed might be since this one does not add up. If Bennet is truly suggesting that Ben Gvir be set aside, he must be offering more than his own party or there would be no basis for the discussion.
Bennett could reverse his campaign pledge and join a Netanyahu-led government, but his demand to exclude Ben-Gvir threatens to derail the reported US-backed deal.
World Israel News | October 30, 2026
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Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett may be preparing to abandon his election campaign pledge never to serve under Benjamin Netanyahu, as President Donald Trump reportedly works behind the scenes to broker a coalition agreement following Israel’s inconclusive election.
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