Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is urging Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Lieberman to help him form a right-wing government and head off a third election in less than a year.
In a tweet on Monday, Netanyahu accused Blue and White leaders Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid of refusing to establish a unity government.
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"Gantz and Lapid, enough with the transparent tricks designed to distract attention from your refusal to establish a broad national unity government that would establish a defense pact with the US and annex major parts of Judea and Samaria," Netanyahu wrote.
"Because Lapid and Gantz are continuing to refuse and spending their time on hollow spin, there is only one way of preventing another election: I am calling on Avigdor Lieberman to undertake negotiations in 'high gear' in the 48 hours we have left to establish a strong unity government for Israel," Netanyahu's tweet continued.
Blue and White said in response to Netanyahu's tweet that "the only thing that is transparent is Netanyahu's desire to lead Israel into a third election so he can secure immunity. Netanyahu, free Israel."
Netanyahu sent out his Twitter message after Lapid's announcement at a Blue and White faction meeting earlier Monday that in the event of a third election, Gantz would run as the sole leader of the Blue and White list, without a rotation.
