The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation revealed today, Tuesday, that the leaders of three opposition parties will meet tomorrow, Wednesday, to discuss plans to overthrow the government. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
She explained that “the opposition leader, head of the There is a Future party, Yair Lapid (24 seats out of 120), is scheduled to meet with the leader of the Yisrael Beytenu party, former security minister Avigdor Lieberman (6 seats), and the leader of the Official Right party, the former justice minister.” Gideon Saar (4 seats), tomorrow, Wednesday.
The official broadcasting authority confirmed that the meeting will discuss plans to overthrow the Netanyahu government.
For his part, Lapid said in a post on the “X” platform on Tuesday: “Netanyahu has lost control, and the people of Israel deserve more. We deserve a serious and sensible government that takes care of our problems, and we deserve a prime minister who is not tired, not exhausted, and not guilty of committing many disasters.”
“Form a joint coalition”
Yesterday, Monday, Lieberman said: “I call on Gideon Sa’ar, (War Council Minister) Benny Gantz, and Yair Lapid. Let us form a joint coalition to… Overthrow this government“.
He added in a speech before the Knesset (Parliament), “The continued rule of Benjamin Netanyahu puts the future of the State of Israel at risk.”
As for Israeli Channel 12, it said on Monday evening: “Yair Lapid, Lieberman, and Sa’ar announced that they will meet on Wednesday to discuss coordinating moves to overthrow the government.”
In turn, the Hebrew newspaper “Israel Today” indicated that Lapid, Lieberman and Sa’ar will try to include Gantz with them, and push him to leave the government even before the end of the deadline he set for Netanyahu.
On May 18, Gantz gave the prime minister until June 8 to develop a clear strategy for the war and its aftermath, otherwise he will withdraw from the government.
Israel witnessed its last legislative elections on November 1, 2022, which resulted in the formation of a government headed by Netanyahu from the far religious and nationalist right, which officials, including US President Joe Biden, described as “The most extremeIn the history of Israel.
With the outbreak of war on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, Netanyahu’s government was expanded under the name “Emergency Government” and what was called the “War Council” was formed.
It is assumed that if early elections are not held, the next elections will be held in October 2026.
The opposition and a broad spectrum of Israeli society accuse Netanyahu of failing to achieve the goals of the war on Gaza and prolonging its duration to preserve his political survival, while wasting several opportunities to reach a deal to release the detainees.