Netanyahu, Bennett discuss whether Yamina will join next government

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yamina party chairman Naftali Bennett just spoke on the phone, Bennett’s spokesman says in a statement.

During the conversation, Bennett reiterated that Yamina’s desire is to understand the “basic principles” of the government, particularly due to its “apparent problems — the ministries of justice and economy being led by the Histadrut labor federation and the left” — before deciding whether or not to join the coalition.

Bennett asserted that Yamina would only join the government “if it can make a significant impact, after supporting Netanyahu and the nationalist camp without reservations for months,” the statement reads.

No agreements were reached between the sides during the conversation, Bennett’s spokesman adds.

— Jacob Magid