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Monday, November 2, 2020
Gantz said to tell Blue and White that Netanyahu won’t honor rotation deal
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleDefense Minister Benny Gantz told members of his Blue and White party that Prime Minister Netanyahu will not honor their rotation agreement for him to take over as premier in November 2021, Channel 12 news reports.
“I understand I won’t receive the rotation from Netanyahu,” Gantz is quoted as saying.
Gantz made the remarks yesterday during a Blue and White faction meeting, with lawmakers divided on how to proceed with their power-sharing deal with Netanyahu’s Likud party, the network says.
Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said that if a budget is not passed by the end of the month, Blue and White should push for elections, while other members of the party warned against breaking up the government and urged a compromise, according to the report.
The Times of Israel Community.