Chairman of the Labor Party: "Ganz chose to break to the right - where he has always been" | Israel Hayom

The Labor primaries polls will open in less than 24 hours and the contestants are entering the last line of the campaign:

the chairman of the Labor faction, MK Ram Shefa was a guest today (Monday) on the new podcast of "Israel Hayom", "Ettinger-Schlesinger", and commented on his candidacy in the primaries and whether There is a possibility that he sat in a coalition with the Ra'am party. 

"Ganz and Sa'ar expected to break through with 15-20 mandates, but real people understand the situation," Shefa claimed after being asked whether the two "drank" the votes of his voters.

"People I talk to, who present themselves as center-left and settlement people, see Shiran Hashel, Ze'ev Elkin and Gideon Hashel - and they can't be there."

According to him, "The security factor is important, but alongside it, there is day to day. Therefore, in my opinion, they will slowly weaken."

Is Gantz another suspect in your eyes as one who can go with Netanyahu?

"I really hope not. I think he chose to break to the right where he has always been. Now it is actually more distinct. Trust my friends that has long been irrelevant."

"There was always a right."

Benny Gantz and Gideon Sa'ar, photo: Yossi Zeliger

Would you recommend a torch?

"It's too early to tell. It's clear that Lapid is currently leading our camp, but time is long."

Where do you think you will finish in the primaries?

"I hope very high. I admit that I worked very hard this year. I did everything inside the Knesset and I didn't hang around outside. I didn't forget anyone, but I felt that I was expected to fight. That the faction would work in partnership and above all that we would try to maintain the coalition." 

Who deserves to go down the list?

"I don't have anyone in particular. We had a good job in the faction. Of course I come from a sporting family that always wants to win. There is obviously competition between us. Each of us wants to be selected high." 

Will he sit in the coalition again?

Mansor Abbas, photo: Gideon Markovich

Mansour Abbas and his Ra'am party are sitting with you in the coalition. How can you, as a Zionist person, be able to sit with him when this is his worldview.

"I think that in the end the state sees it. For 4 years the people are divided and waiting for someone to lead them. In fact, there is no broad government in Israel. Therefore, everyone understood that in the last political consultation that was created in Israel - many things have to be compromised. And yes, I am ready to sit with him even though his positions In some issues they are far from mine. There are 20 percent Arabs in the State of Israel and they need to be made equal in rights." 

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