Bennett, Liberman meet to discuss ‘ways to replace the government as soon as possible’

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett and Yisrael Beytenu party chairman Avigdor Liberman met this morning to discuss a number of key matters facing the country, and the need for the current government to be replaced, according to a statement by the latter’s office.

“The two discussed the continuation of the war in Gaza, the negotiations for the hostage deal, the issue of conscription into the IDF, the Israeli economy, and also discussed the various ways to replace the government as soon as possible in order to fix Israel,” says a statement from Liberman’s office.

According to the statement, Liberman additionally “emphasized the need to advance the basic guidelines of the future coalition and maximum coordination between all Zionist parties.”

Earlier today it was reported that Liberman has written to Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, asking him to call a meeting of the “Zionist opposition party heads” — along with Bennett and former Knesset member Gadi Eisenkot — for a discussion on “formulating the basic outlines of the next government.”

According to the Walla report, Liberman indicated in the letter that those leaders will need to form an alternative to the current government.

The next general elections are scheduled for October 2026, but could be called earlier.