In an interview with Network B, Bennett stated that the election "between him and Bibi" • about Lieberman's proposal for a blocking bloc with Lapid: "Not in this game" • Survey: Smutrich on the verge of the blocking percentage
Bennett: "I will not sit in the Lapid-led government"
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Dudi Vaknin
Right-wing chairman Naftali Bennett said this morning (Wednesday) in an interview with Net B that he did not sit with Lapid in the government. In a conversation with broadcaster Arie Golan, Bennett said: "Yemina will not sit in the government led by the left, including with Lapid as prime minister." That the election is between him and Prime Minister Netanyahu: "It's either Bibi or Bennett," he declared.
On a cabinet meeting with Smutrich and Ben Gvir, he said: "Everyone who is in favor of a Jewish and democratic state will sit with him - we are against boycotts."
On Lieberman's proposal to establish a blocking bloc, he said: "I am not in this game, my goal is to replace Netanyahu and maintain the rule of the national camp."
It was reported yesterday that Netanyahu signed Shas chairman Aryeh Deri and Torah Judaism leaders Moshe Gafni and Yaakov Litzman on a "declaration of allegiance" in which they pledged to support the USSR even after the election, however, Smutrich stated that he did not intend to do so: We intend to sign 'loyalty letters' that have been proven insignificant in the past and have not led to a right-wing government, "Religious Zionism said of the initiative," Our only loyalty is to the way and values and we will only be part of a government that expresses them. "
In response to the signing of the "Loyalty Document", the chairman of "Israel Beiteinu" Avigdor Lieberman tweeted: "Yair, Gideon and Naftali, the appropriate response to the declaration of loyalty signed between Netanyahu and Shas A future, a new and right-wing hope for cooperation between the four parties after the elections to establish a bloc. "
Yair, Gideon and Naftali, the appropriate response to the declaration of allegiance signed between Netanyahu and Shas and Torah Judaism is a signature, this week, on the commitment of Yisrael Beiteinu, Yesh Atid, a new and right-wing hope for cooperation between the four parties after the Gush elections.
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- Avigdor Lieberman (@AvigdorLiberman) February 23, 2021
Meanwhile, a poll published in "Here News" shows a close battle between the right-wing bloc and the center-left bloc, and that Smutrich and Meretz are on the verge of a blocking percentage.
According to the poll, if the election had taken place today, the Likud would have won 29 seats, Yesh Atid - 18, a new hope led by Gideon Saar maintains a stability of 13 seats, right - 11, Labor - 6, the joint list - 9, Shas- 8, Torah Judaism - 7 and a similar number also receives "Yisrael Beiteinu".
Religious Zionism, led by Smutrich, as mentioned, stands on four seats and is on the verge of a blocking percentage.
Blue and white also won four seats, according to the poll, as did the Meretz party.
The results of the poll also show that the bloc of Netanyahu's opponents reaches 61 seats, even without Bennett.
The bloc of Netanyahu supporters, which includes the Likud, Shas, Torah Judaism and religious Zionism, wins 48 seats.
It should be noted that yesterday's News 12 poll predicted relatively similar results for the parties.
Apart from the Likud, which in News 12 "dropped the seat" to 28 instead of 29, Yesh Atid received 18 seats according to the poll, Gideon Saar-13 and Yemina 11, as predicted in the "Here" poll.
* "Here News" survey was conducted by the Canter Company yesterday (Tuesday - 23.02.21), according to an online sample of 550 men and women aged 18 and over, including the Arab sector. The number of people asked to answer the survey is 2,957, and the maximum sampling error is 4.4%.
