“Bibi must retire and the Likud must replace him,” he said. It is the best option to end the political stalemate that Israel could send within three years of its fifth election, he added.
New Hope Party leader Gideon Sa’ar and Religious Zionist Party leader Bezalel Smotrich are under pressure to join a Netanyahu-led coalition or run the risk of running for office. endanger government.
Elhayani, who broke with Netanyahu when he failed to deliver on his promise to annex West Bank settlements, said it was wrong to put the spotlight on Sa’ar or Smotrich when the fate of a right-wing government rests exclusively with the Likud.
The road to a 65-right coalition is with Likud’s 30 seats, Shas’s nine, United Torah Judaism’s seven, Yamina’s seven, New Hope’s six and Religious Zionist Party’s six, he said.
‘The Likud must continue to lead, just without Bibi [Netanyahu], ”Said Elhayani. Otherwise, the Likud could find itself in opposition, he added.
Netanyahu is embroiled in a political Gordian knot that threatens to end his twelve consecutive years as prime minister.
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During the election campaign, Sa’ar vowed not to join a Netanyahu-led government. He kept the promise, although Netanyahu has 59 seats, two are absent from the required 61.
“Gideon promised his voters that he would not sit under Netanyahu, and I’m not even going to look at whether it was good or bad at it,” Elhayani said. “But when he said that, he was committed to it.”
“It is important for a politician to maintain political integrity,” Elhayani said.
“A politician who promises something must keep his word,” he said, adding that it was especially true as Netanyahu showed how little his promises were worth.
Netanyahu’s proposal to circumvent the damage done by Sa’ar is to create a 59-member coalition with external support from the Ra’am Party (United Arab List).
Smotrich said he did not intend to join a coalition dependent on an Arab-Israeli party. His position is likely to condemn Netanyahu’s chances of forming a right-wing coalition.
“Smotrich is correct in taking that position,” Elhayani said. “No right-wing government can depend on a party like Ra’am.”
“Any party that does this can no longer be considered a right – wing party,” he said.
For these reasons, the fate of the Right now rests with the Likud, Elhayani said.