Liberman says Gantz and Netanyahu are ‘shameless opportunists’

Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman condemns the unity government of Likud and Blue and White.

“I carefully read the coalition agreement, the fine print and the large print,” he tweets. “This is nothing more than a work arrangement for Gantz and immunity for Netanyahu. This is a coalition of opportunists who lost all shame.”

Following the first round of elections in April 2019, Liberman refused to join a Netanyahu-led coalition over disagreements with his ultra-Orthodox allies, precipitating another national vote. After the September vote, the kingmaker Liberman pushed for a unity government of Likud and Blue and White, which failed to materialize, prompting the March 2 election. The Yisrael Beytenu leader and Netanyahu ally-turned-rival is now in the opposition, after Gantz broke with political partner Yair Lapid to join Netanyahu in a coalition.