A blue-and-white chairman convened a meeting of faction members in the yard of his house in Rosh HaAyin to hear their views. • A source on the list: "Ministers feel that the Likud is stopping every action"
Defense Minister Bnei Gantz // Photo: Oren Ben Hakon
The "Resilience for Israel" party, led by the Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Bnei Gantz, gathered tonight (Sunday) at 8:30 PM in the courtyard of Gantz's home in Rosh HaAyin.
The purpose of the chairman's meeting is to hear the voices of the faction members regarding its political future and subsequently decide whether to dissolve the government and go to the polls. After the US election, Ganz is expected to make a decision.
Sources in blue and white told "Israel Today" that "this is a meeting to hear the opinions ahead of the actions. Many ministers feel frustrated that the Likud is sticking all their actions in the offices."
This is the second meeting in this format of resilience to Israel, following an identical meeting that took place in the party two weeks ago and from which no actual decisions were made, beyond hearing the various voices in the party.
In contrast to the Blue and White Forum, only members of the "Resilience for Israel" faction are expected to participate in this yeshiva, ie, Minister Yoaz Handel and MK Zvika Hauser, who went on an independent trip to the "Derech Eretz" party, were also invited to the meeting. Of blue and white in various contexts were not invited either. Minister Pnina Temano Sheta, who, as I recall, moved from the Yesh Atid party to Hosen LeIsrael, will also be present at the meeting.
The expected meeting and the hearing of the various voices, again, will last for about two hours. These are less than 20 participants and the aforesaid meeting will be held in the open air in the yard of Ganz's home.
This is within the limits and guidelines of the Corona.
Blue and White now have four options that are expected to be discussed and on which Knesset members and ministers are expected to give their opinion.
The options to be discussed are: an alternative government, legislation or actions against Netanyahu (the prime minister with an indictment will not be able to serve, the submarine affair), an opposition within the coalition or a compromise outline.
Beyond the party's frustration at not passing the budget, most ministers are unhappy with the functioning of the government and some feel that they are not allowed to work and are "stuck in the wheel" because they belong to the party.
On the other hand, there are ministers who are afraid of losing their jobs.