Drama in left-wing camp: Two Labor members will decide tomorrow whether to join Netanyahu and Gantz's government • Peretz is expected to receive an expanded economy file

• Amir Peretz (left) and Itzik Shmuli // Photo: Oren Ben Hakun

The Labor Party (Sunday) estimates that chairman Amir Peretz will join the unity government. Itzik Shmuli is also expected to join him.

Peretz and Shmuli are expected to meet tonight or tomorrow to make a final decision. In the vicinity of Shmuli they claim that he has not yet decided.

Peretz is expected to receive an expanded economy portfolio while Molly may receive the welfare portfolio. Likud believes that apart from both, will also join Orly Levi-Abaxis, who split from Labor-Meretz with her bridge.

Labor Party officials told "Israel Today": "Our goal is to balance the government with the left. Be in the center of influence and give help to Gantz. We were in favor of a narrow government, but once Gantz decided to join a unity government we intend to be with him and strengthen him in the government, which is also a special situation following the Corona crisis. "

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The question remains open about Knesset Member Rabbi Michaeli, who declared last week that she will not join a government headed by Netanyahu.

Peretz's move is expected to provoke quite a few angry reactions in the left-center camp, as he has often stated that he will not sit under Netanyahu. In the summer of 2019, before the second election campaign, Peretz even increased, claiming in an interview in News 12 that he had lowered the mustache in order to clearly understand his statement that he would not sit under Netanyahu.