Senior officials in blue and white said on the issue of approving the 2021 budget: "Hopefully the Prime Minister will see the good of the state" • Minister Bitton: "Failure to transfer the budget - injustice"
Blue and white chairman Benny Gantz
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Oren Ben Hakon
After the turmoil they tried to create regarding the budget, senior officials in blue and white confirm that they will be willing to postpone the issue a bit, only if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is serious and maintains the agreement regarding it.
" "However, if the Likud needs technical reasons to extend the deadline a little, we will be flexible."
Another senior official in the party said that "of course our trust in Netanyahu is very low, but we want to believe that He will want to see the good of the state and not just his personal good and will pass the budget soon to address the corona crisis. "
After the departure of Tourism Minister Assaf Zamir, the government, and following what the party defines as "dragging its feet on Netanyahu's feet," self-confidence in blue and white deteriorated.
Defense Minister and Prime Minister exchange Benny Gantz trying in recent days to create an image of equality Netanyahu, and here comes His call to promote the budget and avoid elections.
Yet, blue and white are prepared for elections, compared to the last two times were to start a campaign late. "We are prepared for elections in the case to come "Sources in the party clarified. When asked about the polls, they defended themselves and claimed that they did not represent their situation on the ground.
"Netanyahu watches polls"
"Netanyahu watches the polls and understands that his situation is not good. He is troubled by the demonstrations and the mood in the country," they said.
Defense and Social Affairs Minister at the Ministry of Defense Michael Bitton said that "not passing a budget in the midst of one of the biggest crises we have ever known is simply a first-class economic and social injustice."
Opposition leader Yair Lapid told Israel Today that the only reason Netanyahu is still prime minister is that Gantz and Ashkenazi keep him there.
Netanyahu has failed to deal with a health-economic crisis and a failure on the scale of Yom Kippur.
If Blue and White want to stop playing as if and repair the enormous damage they have done, they have a chance to vote no confidence in the Knesset.
It is possible to form a government that will heal Israel. "