Liberman: Coalition talks at impasse, awaiting new offer

23 May 2016, 3:10 pm

Edit

Liberman says coalition negotiations with the government are deadlocked, and his Yisrael Beytenu party is waiting for a new offer from Netanyahu.

“Unfortunately, the proposals we have received are not ones that we can accept,” Liberman says. “We have reached an impasse. The obstinacy of the Finance Minister does not give us a good feeling.”

The Yisrael Beytenu leader adds: “I would like to stress we have been consistent in our demands since the [March 2015] elections. We came with clean hands to hold open, transparent negotiations.

“We do not expect to get 100% of what we want,” he says. “We want to conclude the negotiations as soon as possible and are willing to compromise on quite a few issues. And we have compromised as proof of our good will.”