Two Likud members, longtime acquaintances of MK Sharan Hashakel, stormed into a new Tikva faction meeting on Monday. Sit down and listen, after a few minutes the faction director showed them the way out. For new hope.
With new hope this week the late recognition that “the experiment failed” permeated; They accuse the RAAM of proving that they are unable to sit with them in the coalition and are unable to overcome political issues. Trying to influence from the top of their seats on processes for the benefit of Arab society but also those with different interests that are inconsistent with the other parties on the right.
This led to an ultimatum issued by Minister Gideon Saar, according to which he intends to pass in the plenum the Emergency Regulations Law in Judea and Samaria, but did not reveal how he would take it if he did not answer. .
Therefore, if the law does not pass with new hope, they will assess the situation, among other things intend to impose sanctions on RAAM, at least in the options available to them, and hope to mobilize the other components of the coalition for a new deal with them. Want to open another 30 classes came to Fahm? Only in exchange for a vote on the Judea and Samaria Regulations Law, do you want to deal with the excess of Arab teachers? In favor of supporting the ascent of Jews to the Temple Mount.
The behind-the-scenes talks on the coalition’s retirement did not contribute to gaining votes that are unwilling to give Saar victory if he thinks of the next step anyway, and he certainly thinks so. Over 20 years ago, when the last phone call was just two days ago. The official reason is to wish Atraki good luck on his birthday, but given his deep acquaintance with what is happening in the Likud, according to a source involved in the talks, the matter of forming an alternative government arose.
In the interview, Saar said that “if I decide to negotiate with the Likud, I will appear before the public and announce it,” but what is happening behind the scenes? According to a Likud source, “Saar is more willing to hear about a government with Netanyahu in recent weeks, but to tell you that tomorrow morning he is going to overthrow the government and come with us? It’s hard to believe.”
Saar may recognize that the government will fall anyway and try to make it clear by the means he has left that it is better to fall for something ideological and drag the RAAM by the sanctions and threats to the edge so that they have no choice but to overthrow the government. The dispersal of Knesset Bennett will not be in the role of prime minister, and when they are in the same position to storm it will supposedly be easier to face him in the election.
The Likud source added and told us that it was no secret that Elkin was in contact with them, but clarified “with Elkin he will come – we will take care of him, but we will not arm 6 members of a new hope.” This means that they recognize Elkin’s statement of intent to come and sit under Netanyahu, but he will not be the one to overthrow the government, nor an uproar. Therefore, the chances at the moment that the two will make the move are very low, but possible.