As coalition tensions continue to rattle Israel's shaky national unity government at least one lawmaker has come out and said what many in the Knesset – and perhaps the public – are thinking: Chances of the 23rd Knesset living out its four-year term are slim.
Coalition Chairman Miki Zohar told Israel Hayom this week that there is a "complete disconnect" between the Likud and Blue and White.
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Moreover, Zohar is convinced that if not for the coronavirus crisis, there would be no government.
"The only thing keeping this government together is the pandemic crisis. If we weren't in the middle of the second outbreak this type of government wouldn't last."
As far as he is concerned the solution is simple: "Blue and White must change its approach."
Still, Zohar firmly believes elections could be closer than anyone thinks.
"I don't think the government will live out its days but I'm still optimistic – both sides could still come to their senses and work to stabilize the government."
Zohar also believes that Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit is biased against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"Would anyone be surprised if Netanyahu were to fire him?" Zohar charged. "But he didn't – not because he can't but because he doesn't want anyone to say that he fired Mendelblit because of the unreasonable and unfair things that the AG has done to him," he continued, referring to the decisions to indict Netanyahu and later to deny him the opportunity to receive funding for his legal defense from several affluent friends.
Mendelblit's conduct towards the prime minister, Zohar said, "is disgraceful."
He further lambasted Netanyahu's critics, saying, "The Netanyahu family has become a target. People understand that you can say anything you want about Bibi. But if you want to really hurt him, and go after his family – that's where it hurts the most. The media doesn't pull its punches. They're obsessed."
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