As the tumultuous US elections draw to a close, Israeli elections possibly on the horizon are becoming more likely, according to the Kan public broadcaster.
It reports that Defense Minister Benny Gantz, the top partner and former rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has met recently with Naftali Bennett, the leader of the opposition Yamina party, and that members of Gantz’s Blue and White party have met to coordinate their moves.
Gantz believes Netanyahu won’t hold true to his promise to hand over the premiership to him in November 2021 as per the power-sharing agreement they signed, and is frustrated by the continued delays in passing the state budget for this year and the next, which would guarantee he will be prime minister.
Blue and White and the opposition parties reportedly agree that the most realistic option is to agree on a law to dissolve the Knesset and coordinate a date for what would be the fourth national election since April 2019.
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