Opposition MK floats unity government in which Netanyahu resigns after 2 years

National Unity party MK Matan Kahana joins calls for a unity government, suggesting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu serve for two years and then resign ahead of a new election.

Modestly referring to his proposal as the “Kahana plan to save the State of Israel from crisis,” the MK says that National Unity and Yesh Atid would join the Likud-led government with “anyone else who accept values in the spirit of the Declaration of Independence.” Two years from now, he says, Netanyahu would “retire to his home in dignity” and a new election would be held.

Kahana makes no reference to the ongoing corruption trial Netanyahu is facing.

National Unity chief Benny Gantz and Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid have repeatedly rejected any possibilty of sitting in a Netanyahu-led government. This week, however, Yesh Atid MK Elazar Stern said he would welcome a unity government proposal.

“Do you really think there is a better solution to the deep crisis the country is currently in?” Kahana writes. “This government could heal the deep internal divide among us and make room for all parts of society in Israel.”

Despite his party leader’s repeated denials, Kahana says that he believes that “if such a scenario were even remotely possible, [Gantz] would seriously consider it.”