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Monday, November 2, 2026
Report: Likud mayors met with Liberman, who told them ‘I don’t trust Netanyahu. He needs to go’
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A delegation of Likud mayors met with Yisrael Beytenu’s Avigdor Liberman yesterday in an attempt to convince him to join a coalition headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Channel 13 news reports.
Liberman is said to have rebuffed the arguments of the officials, saying: “I recognize the need to form a government, but I don’t trust Netanyahu. He needs to go.”
The group, said to include Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon, reportedly tried to convince Liberman that joining a Netanyahu-led government would be good for the economy and social cohesion.
While Liberman appears to be unwilling to serve in a government with Netanyahu, he has also said he will not join a coalition with the two Arab-led parties.
The Yisrael Beytenu head is expected to give a public statement later today.
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