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Thursday, January 31, 2019
PM said to escalate attacks on Gantz, says he’ll form government backed by Arabs
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu steps up his offensive against Israel Resilience party chief Benny Gantz, who has emerged as his main competitor in the upcoming elections.
According to television reports on Channels 12 and 13, Netanyahu has told his associates in closed meetings that Gantz will form a left-wing government, alleging that Arab MK Ahmad Tibi has vowed to support such a government.
Gantz “doesn’t have an option to form a government without relying on the Joint List and Ta’al,” Netanyahu is quoted as saying, referring to the two Arab Israeli Knesset parties due to run in the April poll.
“Ahmad Tibi has committed to that with his own voice,” he claims. Tibi earlier this month split from the Joint List party and heads his Ta’al party.
The Times of Israel Community.