Ehud Barak: Write this down — Netanyahu will never honor deal with Gantz

Former prime minister Ehud Barak says Blue and White party chief Benny Gantz “is weak and naive” for the coalition deal he made with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Barak says the deal is a joke, and says Netanyahu will never honor his vow to rotate the premiership with Gantz in 18 months’ time. “Write it down.”

The former Netanyahu ally, who has become a vociferous critic in recent years, claims — while admitting he has no evidence — that Netanyahu must have blackmailed Gantz with some sensitive information in order to coerce him into such a bad deal.

Speaking after Barak, Shas party leader Aryeh Deri says Netanyahu intends to honor every element of the agreement. He says Netanyahu has promised him he will hand the premiership over to Gantz and insists he will have no option but to do so under the agreement.