New Hope leader Gideon Sa'ar is reportedly "open" to joining a government led by Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid, if Lapid and Yamina chief Naftali Bennett strike a power-sharing deal and rotate the position of prime minister, Israeli media reported Monday.
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Sources close to Sa'ar told Kan 11 News that if Lapid is able to hammer together a coalition but Bennett refuses to join in, "it's just a left-wing government" – to which Sa'ar will not join.
Channel 13 News reported that Bennett is so far refusing to commit to ousting Netanyahu unless he is named the next prime minister, despite the fact he only won seven Knesset seats in the elections, compared to Lapid's 17. The latter so far will no cede the premiership.
According to Channel 12 News, Bennett told his Yamina members that he stands by his commitment to ensuring Israel does not head into a fifth election campaign in two years.
