Against the background of Saar's ultimatum, and the crisis between Michaeli and Bitton, coalition leader Boaz Toporovsky tells Israel Today: "I mark the crisis between Michaeli and Bitton as a strategic problem."
According to Toporowski, "Once these were not left and right issues we knew about in advance when we entered the coalition, but a struggle between representatives of two central government parties who throw harsh accusations at each other and climb trees - to the point of threatening not to vote with the coalition, it sent problematic messages to other MKs.
"Each of them can suddenly think of his constituency base and that his ideological outcry is no less important, and another single person can decide not to vote with the coalition. It's a strategic damage. Trying to compromise, that's part of my job description. "
As for Saar's ultimatum on voting on emergency regulations for Judea and Samaria, Toporovsky says: "It will pass on Monday, we will get a majority for it. RAAM will vote with us.
Everyone understands without exception that it will hurt everyone if it does not pass.
This is something that makes it possible to provide social services.
I'm not sure the ultra-Orthodox will oppose it so quickly either.
Do they want Modi'in Illit not to receive Social Security?
"There are also many Arab citizens who will lose out if the law is not passed. I would be happy to show that the coalition cares about the residents of elite Modiin more than Pindros and Gafni. There were all sorts of reasons we postponed it to next week. I was not one hundred percent sure there would be a majority. So it's postponed for a week. "
RAAM Want value for this vote?
"The changes are over, we are done with it. You can understand a request for shortening procedures and bureaucracy. We are working on the next budget. There is no request for more money, it is no longer acceptable."
Toporovsky maintains optimism about the continuation of the government's days: "MK Auerbach has told me in recent days that he is committed to the success of the coalition.
We meanwhile hold much longer than all the eulogizers predicted.
It's not simple, every day it's a war, it's a coalition of 60. Until people understand that understandings need to be reached even if it's not fun sometimes, I'm constantly trying to reconcile people and I do not know what will happen tomorrow.
I work in the coalition with the transparency and cooperation of all the faction leaders. "
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