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Netanyahu Meets Tomorrow Parties' Leaders  to Discuss Forming New Government in Israel


Fri 02 Apr 2021 | 09:20 PM
Ahmed Moamar

Israel's Ymena political party chaired by Naftali Bennett has announced that its leader will meet tomorrow, Saturday,  with Prime Minister (PM) Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of Yesh Atid (  in Hebrew There is Future ) Yair Lapid to discuss forming a rightist new cabinet in Israel.

It is worth noting that  Bennett has asked after 23's legislative election, which was the fourth in less than two years, to assume the premiership whether with either  Netanyahu or Lapid.

Yemena party won only seven seats in the 24th Keenest compared with 30 seats won by the Likud and 17 seats for Yesh Atid.

The Likud ranked first in the last election and followed directly by Lapid's party.

Despite its few seats in the Israeli legislative body, Yemena party becomes an important force in   Israeli politics.

Either Netanyahu or the opposition needs Ymena's seat to support creating a parliamentarian majority that includes at least 60 seats in the Knesset to form the new government.

It is expected that Netanyahu may offer Naftali Bennett any ministerial post he wants but he won't accept alternation the premiership with him.

The Israeli Public  Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC) assured that the Likud won't accept holding a meeting between Netanyahu and Gideon Sa'ar, former Minister of Education with Netanyahu who dissented with the Likud years ago.

IPBC quoted people familiar to Bennett  as saying that he  seeks first to reassure that the Religious Zionism party may accept join  the United Arab List party led by Mansour Abbas, a Palestinian dentist, to the next government in Israel

On the other hand, Mansour Abbas, chairman of the United Arab List held a news conference today at Nazareth city.

He said that he doesn't want to be part of any political bloc in Israel as he intends only to concentrate on finding solutions to problems of the Arab minority in Israel.

Abbas did not reveal whether he supports Netanyahu or any other Israeli politician.

He stressed that it is time to head for coexistence, mutual respect, and parity.