Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called on his main political rival, Gadi Eisencot, to join a national unity government that would include all the majority Jewish parties, arguing that a government supported by Arab parties could not face the threat from Iran.
In a statement via video, Netanyah said that information about security issues he had given Eisenko on Thursday had strengthened his conviction that Israel needs such a government.
Let’s enter a room without preconditions, put aside all disputes and boycotts and reach security and future agreements for Israel, Netanyah said.
He added that the agreements should include the issue of military recruiting, which, according to him, can be resolved along with representatives of the Jewish ultraorthodox community (Haredy).
Unlike earlier calls, Netanyahu has not specified that he himself should be in charge of such a government. Meanwhile, Eisenkot has been given a mandate to form government, not Netanyah.
Netanyah claimed Iran is working to restore its nuclear weapons program and use the bomb against Israel. He said the two operations conducted against Iran during the last year lifted the immediate risk of destruction from us.
We must remove this existential threat once and for all, he declared.
According to Netanyah, a close government or government that relies on parties he described as supporters of terrorism would not be able to meet that challenge. He reiterated the claim that the two Arab parties back Hamas.
On the other hand, Netanyahu said that a national unity government could face the threat and guarantee Israel’s security for many years.
He also linked this call to the need for national reconciliation, referring to the incident in the inauguration of Knesset last week, when some MPs left during the singing of the national anthem ʹHaticvah.
The necessary response to those who deliberately left during the singing of ıtikvah is the establishment of the government of hope, the government of national unity, Netanyah said.
Source Layer: Dukeagini